Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the many National Parks in the United States that has more than 3 million visitors each year. This large number of visitors, combined with decreasing funds, leaves the Park with the challenge of too much to do - and not enough people to do it! Over the years, Rocky Mountain National Park has developed an extensive "Volunteers In Parks" program to supplement the work force at the Park. As one of the largest volunteer programs in the Park Service, RMNP had 1,565 volunteers in Fiscal Year 1997. These volunteers worked a total of 72,321 hours, for a monitary value of approximately $928,000. The volunteers are of all different ages and come from all areas of the country and the world. So what do these volunteers do in the Park? Read below for a description of the many volunteer opportunities available at Rocky Mountain National Park.
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According to the official statistics of the National Parks Service, visitation to this memorial was just over two million in 2011, and has been about that number since 1991.