The National Park Service is considering setting a cap for the number of visitors in some of its parks.

Across the nation, park attendance has been rising incredibly fast.

Rocky Mountain National Park alone has seen a 30 percent increase in visitors in just the last two years.

For now, however, this national park will not be considering visitor limits.

“Putting a cap on it would be premature,” RMNP spokesperson Kyle Patterson said.

Stats show Rocky Mountain is one of the fastest growing national parks. Last year it went from fifth on nation’s most-visited list to third, eclipsing Yellowstone in the process.

“I did try counting [cars coming in] one day where I was making tallies and I stopped somewhere around 15,” joked ranger Jeremy Clounch.

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Logic says the business is a good thing, but experience tells a different story.

The increased congestion causes traffic backups, even accidents. It also increases the wear and tear on trails.

“You know it’s complicated,” Patterson said. “The balance of the National Park Service system is to preserve and protect for future generations and also provide enjoyment and recreational opportunities now. So as park managers we need to continue to look forward and think about how we can balance that.”

In recent years, the park has advocated using shuttles to cut down on those problems.

But that has helped with one problem and makes a new one: stuffing more people in one place at one time.

“What's that doing to our trail system what's that doing to our facilities?” Patterson questioned rhetorically.

So the take away is this: we need to do our part in cleaning up and being mindful of our impact so Rocky Mountain National Park can remain open to as many visitors as it wants.

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