How does Grand Canyon National Park make money?

Grand Canyon National Park is part of the US National Park Service which is part of the US Government. Most of its operating budget comes from funding from the US Government. It has to beg for Funding and has to either spend any excess or return it to the US Government. There is no profit. read more

Grand Canyon National Park is a small town and in addition to being a big hole in the ground it is also a big headache. Basically the Grand Canyon National Park breaks even on annual operations. The big problem is that the Park does not receive enough to keep up with repairs and maintenance. read more

Today Grand Canyon National Park receives close to five million visitors each year - a far cry from the annual visitation of 44,173 which the park received in 1919. Grand Canyon became a national park in order to give it the best protection we as a nation have to offer. read more

In 2014, more than the National Park Service hosted more than 292 million visitors. The system, which covers more than 84 million acres divided among 401 sites, includes some of the United States’ most iconic tourist destinations: the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Everglades. read more