MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS • June 30, 2022
In 2021, 4.1 million park visitors spent an estimated $486 million in local gateway regions while visiting Acadia National Park. These expenditures supported a total of 6,840 jobs, $236 million in labor income, $401 million in value added, and $702 million in economic output in local gateway economies surrounding Acadia National Park. Overall, visitors spent an estimated $490 million in local gateway regions while visiting National Park Service lands in Maine last year.