Tourism & Parks in Maine

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$413,695,422
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
70,633
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Acadia, Saint Croix Island and Katahdin Woods and Waters
4,128,634
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$413,695,422
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
10,111
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$413,695,422▲ 95%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maine, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
10,111▲ 3%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maine, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
70,633
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
70,633▲ 47%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED MELEIH).

National Parks

Recreation visits to Acadia, Saint Croix Island and Katahdin Woods and Waters
4,128,634
2025 · National Park Service
ACAD recreation visits
4,079,318
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Acadia, Saint Croix Island and Katahdin Woods and Waters

1990–2025
4,128,634▲ 76%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).

ACAD recreation visits

1990–2025
4,079,318▲ 74%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).