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Show Visitor Use is Up At Lake Powell National Park Service released re-leased figures this week showing visitation to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. All areas indicated increased increas-ed usage with the single exception of Wahweap, who had 28,128 visitors by the end of February, 1976, which was a 58 percent decrease from last year's 66,338 during the same period. Because of the drop at this popular area, the total visitation to Glen Canyon NRA is down 46 percent, 39.348 in 1976 compared to 72,482 in 1975. All other areas in Glen Canyon NRA rose over last year's figures, but not enough to offset the decrease of Wahweap. Lees Ferry was up 27 percent over last year, with 2,357 visitations in 1976 over 1,857 in 1975. Bullfrog registered regis-tered 3,056 in 1976 over 2,152 in 1975, up 42 percent. A 165 percent increase was experi enced at Halls Crossing with 4,616 in 1976 compared to 1,744 in 1975. Hite rose an amazing 248 percent with 1,048 in .976 over 301 in 1975. Orange Cliffs received 60 visitors this year over 44 for 1975, up 77 percent. Escalante climbed 80 percent with 83 in 1976 compared to 46 in 1975. Visitations to Rainbow Bridge increased 97 percent this year with 457 compared to 232 in 1975. Carl Hayden Visitor Center registered a 43 percent increase with 14,900 in 1976 over 10,407 last year. Fishing was again the most popular among the special use permits.' By the end of February, 1976 the following special uses had been permitted: permit-ted: boat days, 2,058; fishing, 4,366; NPS campground, 1,861; backcountry camping, 1,927; and picnicking, 225. Wahweap was the most popular area for fishing, with over half of the fishing permits being issued for that area, a total of 2,395. Backcountry camping was most popular at Bullfrog, 845 permits by the end of February this year. |
