NAICS 712190

What is the NAICS code 712190?

The NAICS code 712190 is applied to those industries related to Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions.

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of natural areas or settings.

Illustrative examples:

• Bird or wildlife sanctuaries
• Natural wonder tourist attractions (e.g., caverns, waterfalls)
• Conservation areas
• Nature centers or preserves
• National parks

Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 712190 in the North American Industry Classification System.

This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:

• 71 - Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
• 712 - Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
• 7121 - Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
• 71219 - Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions
• 712190 - Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions

Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 712190

NAFTA

This code is only used in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It´s to say, it is not used in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Related codes

The NAICS industry 712190 has the following cross-references:

• Establishments primarily engaged in operating commercial hunting or fishing preserves without accommodations (e.g., game farms) are classified in Industry 114210, Hunting and Trapping.
• Establishments primarily engaged in operating commercial hunting, fishing, or nature preserves combined with accommodations are classified in Industry Group 7211, Traveler Accommodation.
• Government establishments primarily engaged in administering natural areas are classified in Industry 924120, Administration of Conservation Programs.

Related activities

Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions industry (NAICS Code 712190):

• Bird sanctuaries
• Caverns (i.e., natural wonder tourist attractions)
• Conservation areas
• Interpretive centers, nature
• National parks
• Natural wonder tourist attractions (e.g., caverns, waterfalls)
• Nature centers
• Nature parks
• Nature preserves
• Nature reserves
• Parks, national
• Parks, nature
• Provincial parks
• Waterfalls (i.e., natural wonder tourist attractions)
• Wildlife sanctuaries