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Show 39 Increase in Visits Noted During 1975 In Arua Parklands Visitation at the Arches National Park increased 39 during 1975 over the previous year. Although visits fell off 20 during December, the yearly total was 237,915 and visits in 1974 totaled 171,313. Canyonlands National Park also experienced an increase of 22 for the year despite a drop of 49 during the month of December. Their yearly total of visitations was 71,774 compared to 58,988 in 1974. This total included Island in the Sky with 27,730, up 8 over 1974, Needles District with 42,553, up 36, and the Maze District with 1,491, down 27. Natural Bridges National Monument was the only area to show an increase in visitors during December of 1975 when compared with the same month of 1974. December visits were up 10, while the 1975 visits totaled 48,431, an increase of 20 for the year. All areas showed increased overnight stays during the past year except the Maze where overnight stays dropped 20, from 1,323 in 1974 to 1,058 in 1975. Increases were: Arches National Park up 25, 29,431 in 1974 to 36,929 in 1975; Natural Bridges National Monument up 20, from 6,160 to 7,396; Island in the Sky up 57, from 12,327 to 19,447; Needles up 50, from 15,281 to 22,948; and an over-all for Canyonlands National Na-tional Park up 50, from 28,931 to 43,453. |