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Park visits up

Statistics show 1.96 inches of precipitation at Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park during April. The minimum temperature was 14 and the maximum 69 degrees.

Visitation to date in 1975 has increased 31.9% over a year ago and April of this year the visitation increase was 11.7% compared to the previous year. During April 169,800 people visited the Park while the 1974 total for April was 152,000.

Back country camping showed an increase while camping at campgrounds declined, u

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