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  <br />   <br />   <br />   <br />19 <br />Hunting 9.4% 15.9 $58.42 <br />Horseback riding 7.7% 31.9 $60.00 <br />Water skiing 7.4% 8.7 $29.78 <br />Snowboarding 7.1% 8.5 $151.26 <br />Snowshoeing 6.7% 4.4 $44.87 <br />Skiing cross country 4.5% 8.6 $51.51 <br />Snorkeling 3.7% 9.4 $29.78 <br />Ice skating 3.3% 2.7 na <br />Boating – whitewater rafting 2.8% 6.1 $126.60 <br />Snowmobiling 2.7% 11.3 $43.34 <br />ATV riding on snow or ice 2.4% 11.3 $43.34 <br />Surfboarding 2.1% 6.1 $92.91 <br />Scuba or skin diving 1.6% 13.3 $150.09 <br />Flying gliders, ultralights, aircraft 1.5% 16.7 na <br />Wind surfing 1.0% 0.1 $92.91 <br />Sky diving, parachuting from plane 0.8% 3.0 na <br />Bungee jumping 0.6% 2.3 na <br />Paragliding or hang gliding 0.2% 1.5 na <br />Hot air ballooning 0.2% 1.1 na <br />Taking chartered sightseeing flight 0.2% 6.8 na <br />Participation rate = percent of the population that participates in <br />the activity <br />Frequency = the number of times per year a participate engages in <br />the activity <br />Source: Outdoor Recreation Trends and Futures, RCO SCORP 2012 <br />Survey <br />Source: Washington State RCO – Economic Analysis of Outdoor <br />Recreation in Washington State <br /> <br />§ Participation rates – were highest for picnicking, barbequing, <br />or cooking out (80.9% of the survey respondents) and walking <br />without a pet (71.3%) compared with taking a chartered sightseeing <br />flight (0.2%) or hot air ballooning (0.2%), or paragliding or hang <br />gliding (0.2%). <br />§ Frequencies – were highest for walking without and with a pet <br />(97.8 times per year) compared with hot air ballooning (1.1 times <br />per year). <br />§ Day outing expenditures – were highest for skiing downhill <br />and snowboarding ($151.26 per day outing), scuba or skin diving <br />($150.09), and boating whitewater rafting ($126.60) compared with <br />walking with or without a pet ($5.00). <br />§ Composite impacts – were highest for wildlife viewing or <br />photographing (59.0% participation x 45.4 times per year x $44.87 <br />per day outing = $120,188), picnicking, barbequing or cooking out <br />(80.9%x20.5x$54.62=$90,584), and lowest for windsurfing <br />(1.0%x0.1x$92.91=$9.29) for a population of 100 people. <br /> <br />Kittitas County is located straddling 4 of the SCORP regions for <br />which the diary surveys were collated including the: <br /> <br />§ North Cascades - extending north through Chelan and <br />Okanogan and west through Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom <br />Counties <br />§ Seattle-King – including all of King County <br />§ South Central – including Yakima, Benton, Franklin, and Walla <br />Walla Counties <br />§ Columbia Plateau – including Douglas, Grant, Adams, and <br />Lincoln Counties <br /> <br />Participation rates for top 5 tourist oriented activities <br />Activity SeaKng NoCas SoCntl ColPlt <br />Picnicking, bbqing, cooking 78.3% 83.3% 84.2% 85.1% <br />Walking w/o pet 78.1% 67.6% 71.9% 65.3% <br />Wildlife viewing 58.1% 61.6% 49.9% 55.3% <br />Sightseeing 58.4% 61.8% 51.3% 54.7% <br />Hiking 57.8% 59.1% 43.8% 36.5% <br />Frequencies for top 5 tourist oriented activities <br />Activity SeaKng NoCas SoCntl ColPlt <br />Picnicking, bbqing, cooking 20.8 21.7 17.0 18.9 <br />Walking w/o pet 97.9 102.3 95.5 71.9 <br />Wildlife viewing 31.9 55.1 37.7 31.1 <br />Sightseeing 14.3 15.4 17.1 12.1 <br />Hiking 13.2 15.7 15.6 17.3 <br />Source: Outdoor Recreation Trends and Futures, RCO SCORP 2012 <br />Survey <br /> <br />Participation rates and frequencies vary significantly by region <br />depending on whether the region is located next to Puget Sound, in