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East entry sign for the Ross Lake National Recreation Area in Washington. A national recreation area (NRA) is a protected area in the United States established by an Act of Congress to preserve enhanced recreational opportunities in places with significant natural and scenic resources. There are 40 NRAs, which emphasize a variety of activities ...
National Recreation Areas of the United States — managed by the United States Forest Service For U.S. National Park Service managed National Recreation Areas, see Category: National Park Service National Recreation Areas .
Amistad National Recreation Area: Texas: 62,945.15 acres (254.7300 km 2) Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area: Montana, Wyoming: 120,296.22 acres (486.8215 km 2) Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Massachusetts: 2,230.71 acres (9.0274 km 2) Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Georgia: 12,416.75 acres (50.2488 km 2)
(The Center Square) – Outdoor recreation brought $11.2 billion into Wisconsin’s economy in 2023, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That’s 9.4% higher than ...
List of U.S. national parks Name Image Location Date established as park [12] Area (2023) [8] Recreation visitors (2022) [11] Description Acadia: Maine: February 26, 1919
Estimates of the US sports industry's size vary from $213 billion [7] to $410 billion. [8] In 1997, 25% of tourism receipts in the United States were related to sports tourism; this would have valued the market at approximately $350 billion annually. [9] Many US sporting events routinely attract international visitors.
While all of these protected sites have extensive beaches for recreation, they extend inland to include other natural resources like wetlands and marshes, forests, lakes and lagoons, and dunes. Many also feature historic lighthouses and estates. National seashores are located in ten states and national lakeshores are in two other states.
After introducing legislation for either a park or National Recreation Area, and after pushback for locals, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area was established in 1972. [69] Why there's no national park in the Sawtooths — and why that matters Boise State Public Radio News, 2022: Shawnee National Park & Climate Preserve Illinois 2021