The Utah portion of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell) attracted 1.7 million visitors, or a fifth of the state's total. They spent $119.6 million and supported 2,407 jobs

Bryce Canyon attracted 1 million visitors, an eighth of all nonlocal visitors. They spent $54.6 million and supported 1,089 jobs. And Arches attracted 860,000 visitors, about a tenth of the state's total. They spent $86.4 million and supported 2,093 jobs.

The estimated spending by nonlocal visitors to other Utah parks included: Capitol Reef, $28.1 million; Canyonlands, $20.9 million; Cedar Breaks, $19.7 million; Timpanogos Cave, $8.1 million; Natural Bridges, $4.7 million; Rainbow Bridge, $4.5 million; Dinosaur (Utah portion), $2.1 million; Golden Spike, $2.1 million; Hovenweep (Utah portion), $785,000.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was not included in the study because it is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, not the National Park Service.

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