With more than three out of every four Americans participating in active outdoor recreation each year, getting outdoors means big business. Americans spend money, generate jobs and support local communities when they get outdoors. Simple, healthy outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, camping or wildlife viewing generate enormous economic power.

The Active Outdoor Recreation Economy Report quantifies the National economic contribution of outdoor activities on the U.S. economy. This report details the contributions of active outdoor recreation on the economies of twenty-one states.

The states covered in this report include:

This report includes an easy to read summary of the sales revenue, taxes, and jobs generated from active outdoor recreation in these states.

View the Technical Report.