1、 12022OUTDOOR PARTICIPATION TRENDS REPORTTABLE OF CONTENTS01040719244046ExecutiveSummaryOutdoorParticipationSnapshotParticipantProfileOutingsThe NextGenerationAppendixMethodologyConclusion30CoreParticipants36OtherOutdoorTopics39 1EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIn 2021,164.2M or 54%of Americans ages 6 and over par

2、ticipated in outdoor recreation at least once,the highest number of participants on record.As the COVID-19 pandemic continued into a second year and vaccines became available most restric-tions were lifted.However,the pandemic was far from over,and health and safety issues that drove participation i

3、n 2020 continued to have a positive impact on outdoor recreation participation in 2021.The outdoor participant base grew 6.9%since March 2020.KEY FINDINGSParticipation in outdoor recreation is healthy and robust.The outdoor recreation participant base grew 2.2%in 2021 to 164.2 million participants.M

4、ore than half(54%)of Americans ages 6+participated in at least one outdoor activity in 2021.The outdoor recreation participant base grew again in 2021.The outdoor participant base has increased 6.9%since the COVID pandemic began in early 2020.Although many of the official restrictions on indoor ente

5、rtainment including restaurants,bars,and sporting events ended in 2021,Outdoor recreation participation continued to grow.The number of kids participating in outdoor recreation is up,but they are participating less frequently.New outdoor participants are more diverse than the overall outdoor partici

6、pant base and are driving increasing diversity not only by ethnicity but also across age groups.High-frequency,or“core”participation,in outdoor recreation is declining.The outdoor recreation“core”participant,who participates 51 times or more in outdoor recreation activities annually declined from 71