2006 record year for national parks visitors.

A record number of visits were made to Alaska's national parks in 2006, driven largely by increases at three Southeast Alaska parks served by cruise ships, state officials said. The past year recorded 2.5 million visits, up nearly 5 percent from 2.4 million in 2005. The largest increases were seen at Glacier Bay National Park, up 53,553 to a total of 413,382; at Sitka National Historical Park, up 39,783 to a total of 331,393; and at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway, up 14,824 to a total of 903,079. Denali National Park, perhaps the most recognized of the state's parks, saw its visitation rise by 12,415 to a 2006 total of 415,935.