Resources & Research

Let's Take It Outside

State and National Reports
Watch the Videos
Case Studies
Member Resources

Outdoor recreation can have an enormous economic impact in your community. OIA has developed a library of resources — including state and national reports, videos, case studies and more — that details how outdoor recreation benefits cities, companies and families across the United States. Use these materials to educate your local policy makers and encourage them to support legislation that strengthens the outdoor industry.

You can also learn about how OIA works to protect our places to play, nationally, regionally and in local communities. We need your help to build the industry voice to convince policy makers that investment in the national outdoor recreation system pays dividends for the American people and the economy.

Get Involved

Learn how you can help provide quality places to play and spread the word about the economic impact of outdoor recreation in your area by contacting David Weinstein at 303.327.3504 or dweinstein@outdoorindustry.org.

State and National Reports

National Report

2012 Outdoor Recreation Economy Report

Every year, Americans spend $646 billion on outdoor recreation — on gear, vehicles, trips, travel-related expenses and much more. Learn about the impact of this spending in your state here.

Technical Report on Outdoor Recreation Economy State Reports
Technical Report on Outdoor Recreation Economy National Report

Watch the Videos

The recreation economy means business. Learn more about the industry's enormous economic and social benefits with these videos.

Let's Take it Outside (OIA)

Outdoor recreation is now a “must have” as leaders across the country recognize its undeniable economic, social and health benefits.

Confluence Watersports

Learn how the world's largest manufacturer of kayaks is creating high-paying, US manufacturing jobs.

Conservation Alliance: We All Need Our Wild Places

The Alliance partners with businesses and organizations to protect wild places for their recreation and habitat values.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen: Outdoor Recreation a Boon for New Hampshire Economy

On the economic importance of New Hampshire's tourism and outdoor recreation industries.

Sen. Mark Udall: Public Lands Are Critical Drivers in Rural, U.S. Economies

Public lands preserve quality of life, shore up rural economies, and create jobs that cannot be outsourced.

Sportsmen Spending Billions in Virginia

Virginia's Lt. Governor, Bill Bolling, on the importance of hunting, fishing, boating, and wildlife to Virginia's economy.

Case Studies

Our growing library of case studies demonstrates how companies and communities can do good while doing what they love by investing in outdoor recreation.