Record-high visitation rates at National Parks have led to big crowds, graffiti, and negative wildlife encounters. Here's how to stay safe and protect the parks during a visit.
Record-high visitation rates at National Parks have led to big crowds, graffiti, and negative wildlife encounters. Here's how to stay safe and protect the parks during a visit. INSIDER 6 hrs ago kvlamis@insider.com (Kelsey Vlamis) © Natalie Behring/Getty Images Tourists crowd in to the Midway Geyser Basin July 14, 2021 at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Natalie Behring/Getty Images After a year indoors, people are swarming America's national parks this summer. Parks are seeing long lines, traffic jams, graffiti, and negative encounters with wildlife. Park advocates gi...