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Outdoor Rec Sector Generates $887 Billion Spend, 7.6 Million Jobs

Outdoor recreation includes hiking, fishing, mountain climbing,  surfing, camping, canoeing, hunting, skateboarding, horseback riding, running, mountaineering, scuba diving, sailing, off-road motorcycling and motorbiking, biking, rock or ice climbing, skiing, kayaking, rafting, boating and wildlife viewing. In the U.S., 48.6% of the population ages 6+ participated in at least one outdoor recreational activity in 2016. 

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