Outwander reports that 1,000 probationary employees recently were laid off by the National Park Service and there were an additional 700 resignations as part of federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration,

Located in the northern tip of Wisconsin's Bayfield Peninsula, Apostle Islands welcomed 253,703 visitors in 2024, according to the report. That's up from the previous year with a recorded 247,167 visitors.

Facing massive layoffs, spending freezes, and general uncertainty, the U.S. National Park Service reports a record-breaking 331.9 million visits last year.

As the administration fires rangers and other workers, an internal memo is directing the National Park Service not to publicize visitors numbers.

At more than 12 million visits, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most visited national park in the country. It was followed by Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park and Yosemite, which all recorded between 4 million and 5 million visitors.

An Arizona national park had the third most visitors in 2024 of all the parks in the United States. Here's how many visited and why it's so popular.

In light of our current administration's desire to downsize the federal government, the National Parks Service was hit with around 1,000 layoffs in February – that means the crucial workers that maintain trails and camping grounds,