Saratoga National Historical Park: More Than 100,000 Visitors Contributed $9 Million to Local Economy in 2023
System-wide visitor spending by spending group. In 2023, NPS visitors spent an estimated total of $26.4 billion dollars in local gateway economies. Source: nps.gov – 2023 National Park Visitor Spending Effects, published August 2024.
STILLWATER — A new National Park Service report shows that 102,000 visitors to Saratoga National Historical Park in 2023 spent $6.8 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 85 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $9 million, according to a new 68-page report published by NPS.
“People come to Saratoga National Historical Park to discover and remember the stories and people from the creation of the United States at the site of one of the Revolutionary War’s most important battles and to enjoy a beautiful landscape for recreation and reflection,” said Leslie Morlock, Superintendent of Saratoga National Historical Park, in a statement. “They end up supporting the US and local economies along the way.”
Saratoga National Historical Park preserves, protects and interprets the sites associated with the battles, siege and surrender of the British forces at Saratoga. The park encompasses five sites including the Saratoga Battlefield, General Philip Schuyler’s House, Victory Woods, the Saratoga Monument and Sword Surrender Site totaling 3,579 acres.
The National Park Service report, 2023 National Park Visitor Spending Effects, finds that 325.5 million visitors spent $26.4 billion in communities near national parks.
This spending supported 415,400 jobs, provided $19.4 billion in labor income and $55.6 in economic output to the U.S. economy. The lodging sector had the highest direct contributions with $9.9 billion in economic output and 89,200 jobs. The restaurants received the next greatest direct contributions with $5.2 billion in economic output and 68,600 jobs.
For more information about the National Park Service, go to www.nps.gov/newyork. For more information about Saratoga National Historical Park, call the Visitor Center at 518-670-2985, or visit www.nps.gov/sara.