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Appendix A – Recreation Trends Analysis <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />NATIONAL TRENDS IN OUTDOOR RECREATION <br />Results from the SFIA report demonstrate a contrast of growth and decline in participation <br />regarding outdoor / adventure recreation activities. Much like the general fitness activities, <br />these activities encourage an active lifestyle, can be performed individually or within a group, <br />and are not as limited by time constraints. <br />In 2017, the most popular activities, in terms of total participants, from the outdoor / adventure <br />recreation category include: Day Hiking (44.9 million), Road Bicycling (38.8 million), Freshwater <br />Fishing (38.3 million), and Camping within ¼ mile of Vehicle/Home (26.2 million). <br />From 2012-2017, BMX Bicycling (83.4%), Adventure Racing (56.3%), Backpacking Overnight <br />(38.3%), and Day Hiking (30.1%) have undergone the largest increases in participation. Similarly, in <br />the last year, activities growing most rapidly include: BMX Bicycling (10.0%), Backpacking <br />Overnight (8.1%), and Day Hiking (6.6%). <br />The five-year trend shows activities declining most rapidly were In-Line Roller Skating (-20.7%), <br />Camping within ¼ mile of Home/Vehicle (-16.5%), and Birdwatching (-9.2%). More recently, <br />activities experiencing the largest declines were Adventure Racing (-15.7%), Traditional Climbing <br />(-9.4%), and In-Line Roller Skating (-2.1%). <br /> <br />CORE VS. CASUAL TRENDS IN OUTDOOR RECREATION <br /> <br /> <br />National participation trends for outdoor activities is on the <br />rise; however, In-Line Roller Skating and Freshwater Fishing <br />only experienced increases in casual participation over the <br />last five years. Any decline in participation over the last <br />five years was mainly ascribed to decreases in core <br />participants for activities such as In-Line Roller Skating <br />(-32.6%), Road Bicycling(-10.4%), Camping Recreational <br />Vehicle (-10.0%), and Archery (-3.2%).