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of Parks and Recreation. “We have always known the parks were favorite attractions during the summer • months. Reviewing the monthly at- tendance reports also shows that our 'blend of natural resources and recre. ational access has become a popular ' year-round attraction.”
During the Virginia State Park System’s 50th anniversary year in 1986, attendance jumped by nine percent, reaching the 3.7 million point for only the second time. The park system needed an attendance , rally beginning in August to reach ,tHat figure again in 1987. ' * Attendance through July was down as much as 10 percent from the Jpevious year. Camping, in particular, was hurt by a rainy spring and ejjrtremely hot and Ury summer months. “More temperate weather ih the autumn and early winter
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