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20 Activity Partic Freq $/Day Climbing or mountaineering 10.0% 9.2 $44.87 Hunting 9.4% 15.9 $58.42 Horseback riding 7.7% 31.9 $60.00 Water skiing 7.4% 8.7 $29.78 Snowboarding 7.1% 8.5 $151.26 Snowshoeing 6.7% 4.4 $44.87 Skiing cross country 4.5% 8.6 $51.51 Snorkeling 3.7% 9.4 $29.78 Ice skating 3.3% 2.7 na Boating – whitewater rafting 2.8% 6.1 $126.60 Snowmobiling 2.7% 11.3 $43.34 ATV riding on snow or ice 2.4% 11.3 $43.34 Surfboarding 2.1% 6.1 $92.91 Scuba or skin diving 1.6% 13.3 $150.09 Flying gliders, ultralights, aircraft 1.5% 16.7 na Wind surfing 1.0% 0.1 $92.91 Sky diving, parachuting from plane 0.8% 3.0 na Bungee jumping 0.6% 2.3 na Paragliding or hang gliding 0.2% 1.5 na Hot air ballooning 0.2% 1.1 na Taking chartered sightseeing flight 0.2% 6.8 na Participation rate = percent of the population that participates in the activity Frequency = the number of times per year a participate engages in the activity Source: Outdoor Recreation Trends and Futures, RCO SCORP 2012 Survey Source: Washington State RCO – Economic Analysis of Outdoor Recreation in Washington State § Participation rates – were highest for picnicking, barbequing, or cooking out (80.9% of the survey respondents) and walking without a pet (71.3%) compared with taking a chartered sightseeing flight (0.2%) or hot air ballooning (0.2%), or paragliding or hang gliding (0.2%). § Frequencies – were highest for walking without and with a pet (97.8 times per year) compared with hot air ballooning (1.1 times per year). § Day outing expenditures – were highest for skiing downhill and snowboarding ($151.26 per day outing), scuba or skin diving ($150.09), and boating whitewater rafting ($126.60) compared with walking with or without a pet ($5.00). § Composite impacts – were highest for wildlife viewing or photographing (59.0% participation x 45.4 times per year x $44.87 per day outing = $120,188), picnicking, barbequing or cooking out (80.9%x20.5x$54.62=$90,584), and lowest for windsurfing (1.0%x0.1x$92.91=$9.29) for a population of 100 people. Kittitas County is located straddling 4 of the SCORP regions for which the diary surveys were collated including the: § North Cascades - extending north through Chelan and Okanogan and west through Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties § Seattle-King – including all of King County § South Central – including Yakima, Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla Counties § Columbia Plateau – including Douglas, Grant, Adams, and Lincoln Counties Participation rates for top 5 tourist oriented activities Activity SeaKng NoCas SoCntl ColPlt Picnicking, bbqing, cooking 78.3% 83.3% 84.2% 85.1% Walking w/o pet 78.1% 67.6% 71.9% 65.3% Wildlife viewing 58.1% 61.6% 49.9% 55.3% Sightseeing 58.4% 61.8% 51.3% 54.7% Hiking 57.8% 59.1% 43.8% 36.5% Frequencies for top 5 tourist oriented activities Activity SeaKng NoCas SoCntl ColPlt Picnicking, bbqing, cooking 20.8 21.7 17.0 18.9 Walking w/o pet 97.9 102.3 95.5 71.9 Wildlife viewing 31.9 55.1 37.7 31.1 Sightseeing 14.3 15.4 17.1 12.1 Hiking 13.2 15.7 15.6 17.3 Source: Outdoor Recreation Trends and Futures, RCO SCORP 2012 Survey Participation rates and frequencies vary significantly by region depending on whether the region is located next to Puget Sound, in