1 | Projections of Outdoor Recreation Participation to 2050. 1999. J. M. Bowkerl, Donald B. K. English, H. Ken Cordell. USDA Forest Service. | |||||||
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3 | This is an index; 1995 = 1. Millions of participants and days. | |||||||
4 | 1995 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | |
5 | Winter Activities | |||||||
6 | Cross-country skiing participants | 6.5 | 1.04 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.54 | 1.73 | 1.95 |
7 | Cross-country skiing days | 49 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1 | 1.06 | 1.18 |
8 | Downhill skiing participants | 16.8 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 1.63 | 1.93 |
9 | Downhill skiing days | 126.5 | 1.03 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.51 | 1.75 | 2.1 |
10 | Snowmobiling participants | 7.1 | 1 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.4 |
11 | Snowmobiling days | 65.8 | 1 | 1.14 | 1.32 | 1.53 | 1.74 | 1.99 |
12 | Water-based Activities | |||||||
13 | Canoeing participants | 14.1 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.46 |
14 | Canoeing days | 74.6 | 1.02 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 1.73 |
15 | Motorboating participants | 47 | 1.03 | 1.11 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.42 | 1.55 |
16 | Motorboating days | 699.9 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.32 | 1.45 |
17 | Non-pool swimming participants | 78.1 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 1.58 |
18 | Non-pool swimming days | 1241.4 | 1 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 1.2 | 1.28 | 1.4 |
19 | Rafting/floating participants | 2.3 | 1.05 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.52 | 1.73 | 1.97 |
20 | Rafting/floating days | 77.3 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 7.39 | 1.55 |
21 | Visiting beach or waterside participants | 124.4 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 1.61 |
22 | Visitng beach or waterside days | 3187.9 | 1.03 | 1.1 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 1.59 |
23 | Fishing participants | 57.9 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.29 | 1.36 |
24 | Fishing days | 1135.4 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.27 |
25 | Hunting participants | 18.6 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.89 |
26 | Hunting days | 416.3 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1 | 0.99 | 0.98 |
27 | Nonconsmptive wildlife activities participants | 116.7 | 1.04 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.51 | 1.61 |
28 | Nonconsmptive wildlife activities days | 7057.1 | 1.07 | 1.27 | 1.51 | 1.73 | 1.88 | 1.97 |
29 | Dispersed Land Activities | |||||||
30 | Backpacking partcipants | 15.2 | 1 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.26 |
31 | Backpacking days | 129.7 | 1 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 1.32 | 1.36 |
32 | Hiking participants | 47.8 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.57 |
33 | Hiking days | 804.7 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.51 |
34 | Horseback riding participants | 14.3 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.49 | 1.66 |
35 | Horseback riding days | 336.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.22 | 1.35 | 1.49 | 1.69 |
36 | Off-road driving participants | 27.9 | 1 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.1 | 1.16 |
37 | Off-road driving days | 685.5 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1 | 1.03 | 1.07 |
38 | Primitive camping participants | 28 | 1 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.1 |
39 | Primitive camping days | 258.6 | 1 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.24 |
40 | Rock climbing participants | 7.5 | 1.03 | 1.1 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 1.5 |
41 | Rock climbing days | 37.7 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.39 | 1.6 |
42 | Developed Land Activities | |||||||
43 | Biking participants | 57.4 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 1.28 | 1.41 | 1.54 | 1.7 |
44 | Biking days | 2237 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 1.66 |
45 | Developed camping participants | 41.5 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.3 | 1.39 | 1.49 |
46 | Developed camping days | 442.4 | 1.04 | 1.19 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.68 | 1.83 |
47 | Family gathering participants | 123.8 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 1.24 | 1.36 | 1.46 | 1.57 |
48 | Family gathering days | 1084.5 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.54 |
49 | Picnicking participation | 98.3 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 1.54 |
50 | Picnicking days | 1084.5 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.49 |
51 | Sightseeing participation | 113.4 | 1.05 | 1.18 | 1.32 | 1.47 | 1.59 | 1.71 |
52 | Sightseeing days | 2036.3 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 1.43 | 1.63 | 1.81 | 1.98 |
53 | Visiting historic places participation | 88.4 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 1.32 | 1.49 | 1.63 | 1.76 |
54 | Visiting historic places days | 482.4 | 1.07 | 1.26 | 1.48 | 1.71 | 1.93 | 2.16 |
55 | Walking participation | 133.7 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 1.3 | 1.39 | 1.46 |
56 | Walking days | 14381.4 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.58 |