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More than 10 million people visited Arizona’s national parks last year, according to new figures released by the National Park Service.
The Park Service says more than $773 million of spending occurred in Arizona thanks to tourism to the parks, supporting dozens of jobs. Check out which parks were the most popular:
10.) Walnut Canyon National Monument
Visitors: 105,225
Visitor spending: $6,596,900
Jobs supported: 83
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9.) Wupatki National Monument
Visitors: 160,338
Visitor spending: $10,052,200
Jobs supported: 128
8.) Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Visitors: 184,864
Visitor spending: $10,189,600
Jobs supported: 129
7.) Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Visitors: 194,379
Visitor spending: $12,074,900
Jobs supported: 166
6.) Montezuma Castle National Monument
Visitors: 326,836
Visitor spending: $20,490,400
Jobs supported: 287
5.) Petrified Forest National Park
Visitors: 603,512
Visitor spending: $38,621,300
Jobs supported: 475
4.) Saguaro National Park
Visitors: 678,261
Visitor spending: $41,150,700
Jobs supported: 569
3.) Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Visitors: 776,737
Visitor spending: $50,746,500
Jobs supported: 664
2.) Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Visitors: 4,420,353
Visitor spending: $231,398,100
Jobs supported: 2,628
1.) Grand Canyon National Park
Visitors: 4,564,841
Visitor spending: $476,194,800
Jobs supported: 6,238
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