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<br />§ By market area jurisdiction in 2040 – King County will have
<br />the greatest proportion of market area population at 2,418,850
<br />persons or 45% of the total, then Pierce County at 1,042,341 or 19%,
<br />Snohomish County at 997,634 or 19%, Yakima County at 318,494 or
<br />6%, Benton County at 247,856 or 5%, Grant County at 138,337 or 3%,
<br />Chelan County at 89,246 or 2%, Kittitas County at 55,436 or 1%, and
<br />Douglas County at 54,762 or 1%.
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<br />§ Website tourist survey residence – indicated 33% of survey
<br />respondents primarily live in Puget Sound (Tacoma, Seattle, Everett)
<br />and other Western Washington State (18%) for 51% total from the
<br />west side of the state, Central Washington State (29%), Eastern
<br />Washington State (12%), Oregon (3%), California (1%), other states in
<br />the US (4%), and Canada (0.1%).
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<br />Implications:
<br />The results of the website tourist survey generally reflect
<br />population distributions within Washington State and possibly the
<br />impact of major travel corridors on I-90 and US-2 to major
<br />metropolitan areas in western Washington. Given the significantly
<br />larger populations residing in western Washington, even minor
<br />increases in tourist attraction from western Washington could easily
<br />generate greater tourist visitation volumes than major increases
<br />from the smaller populations in central and eastern Washington.
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<br />Washington State RCO SCORP surveys
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<br />Washington State’s Recreation & Conservation Office (RCO) develops
<br />a Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) every
<br />6 years to help decision-makers better understand recreation issues
<br />statewide and to maintain Washington’s eligibility for federal Land
<br />and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) funds.
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<br />RCO conducted a series of 12-month diary surveys of a random
<br />sample of Washington State residents in 2000, 2006, and 2012 to
<br />determine the type of indoor and outdoor recreation activities
<br />residents engaged in over the year including the resident’s age,
<br />gender, ethnicity, income, and regional place of residence.
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<br />The RCO SCORP surveys recorded what residents participated in of
<br />140 different indoor and outdoor activities and special spectator
<br />events including the participation rate and number of occasions per
<br />year by season, month, week, and type of environment (urban,
<br />rural, mountain). The surveys did not record the location of the
<br />activity.
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<br />In 2014, RCO commissioned a study to determine what participants
<br />typically spend on an average day outing to support their activity
<br />not including equipment purchases that could occur anytime or
<br />anywhere other than the activity location during the year. The
<br />study’s projected day outing expenses were based on metadata
<br />from industry expenditure surveys for like categories of activities.
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<br />Washington State tourist oriented recreation activities in 2012
<br />Activity Partic Freq $/day
<br />Picnicking, barbequing, or cooking out 80.9% 20.5 $54.62
<br />Walking without a pet 71.3% 97.8 $5.00
<br />Wildlife viewing, photographing 59.0% 45.4 $44.87
<br />Sightseeing 56.8% 15.2 $44.87
<br />Hiking 53.9% 17.1 $44.87
<br />Attending outdoor spectator events 53.7% na na
<br />Walking with a pet 51.6% 97.8 $5.00
<br />Driving for pleasure 51.2% na na
<br />Camping 42.4% 10.6 $56.94
<br />Attending outdoor concerts, plays 37.5% na na
<br />Bicycle riding 36.9% 35.5 $44.87
<br />Swimming in natural waters 35.7% 14.5 $19.80
<br />Fishing or shellfishing 34.1% 15.0 $41.31
<br />Boating – general, except whitewater 32.8% 15.1 $83.25
<br />Beachcombing 32.6% 17.8 $44.87
<br />Visiting nature interpretive center 29.2% 7.3 $44.87
<br />Gathering/collecting things in nature 27.2% 13.5 $44.87
<br />Shooting 17.4% 14.4 $58.42
<br />Inner tubing or floating 17.1% 8.0 $43.93
<br />Sledding, inner tubing, snow play 15.5% 5.5 $44.87
<br />Off-roading for recreation 15.3% 25.7 $43.34
<br />Walking with a pet – off leash dog park 11.5% 23.6 $5.00
<br />Skiing downhill 10.4% 7.6 $151.26
<br />Climbing or mountaineering 10.0% 9.2 $44.87
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