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<br />Kittitas County is a higher level of participation and frequency use
<br />per person while less than 100% is the Washington State average.
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<br />The projections exclude activity double count, where a respondent
<br />may participate in two or more activities, and equipment
<br />expenditures that occur anywhere inside or outside the reporting
<br />region. The projections do not assume geotourism recreation
<br />expenditure ratios will change appreciably from 2014-2020 but will
<br />change between 2014-2040 as populations increase in each of the
<br />four regions contributing to Kittitas County’s weighted draw.
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<br />Geotourism expenditures 2040
<br />Activity Draw Volume %Total
<br />Sightseeing 102.5% $8,167,000 6.1%
<br />Visiting nature centers 94.6% $2,217,000 1.7%
<br />Wildlife viewing/photo 94.6% $27,837,000 20.8%
<br />Collecting in nature 108.3% $4,371,000 3.3%
<br />Fishing/shellfishing 146.5% $7,583,000 5.7%
<br />Swim natural waters 107.8% $2,707,000 2.0%
<br />Windsurfing (incl behind boat) 155.7% $510,000 0.4%
<br />Inner tubing/floating 81.4% $2,172,000 1.6%
<br />Motorized boating 97.4% $7,646,000 5.7%
<br />Non-motorized boating 87.6% $2,414,000 1.8%
<br />Rafting including whitewater 89.0% $179,000 0.1%
<br />Snowshoeing 118.9% $350,000 0.3%
<br />Snowboarding 105.1% $3,187,000 2.4%
<br />Skiing downhill 129.4% $5,136,000 3.8%
<br />Cross-country skiing 158.6% $765,000 0.6%
<br />ATV snow and ice 108.7% $313,000 0.2%
<br />Hiking 89.3% $9,043,000 6.7%
<br />Climbing/mountaineer 94.1% $951,000 0.7%
<br />Camping 99.2% $7,392,000 5.5%
<br />Bicycle riding total 118.0% $16,989,000 12.7%
<br />Horseback riding total 89.2% $3,218,000 2.4%
<br />Off-roading for recreation total 75.0% $3,130,000 2.3%
<br />Hunting/shooting total 80.6% $3,926,000 2.9%
<br />Picnic/BBQ/cooking outdoors 101.7% $12,966,000 9.7%
<br />Note – includes activities comparable to RCO’s 2012 Economic Analysis
<br />of Outdoor Recreation in Washington State
<br />Source: ED Hovee & Company
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<br />§ Kittitas County’s highest 2040 weighted average draws or
<br />captures – include cross-country skiing (158.6% of Washington
<br />State’s average per person participation), then windsurfing (155.7%),
<br />fishing (146.5%), skiing downhill (129.4%), snowshoeing (118.9%),
<br />and bicycle riding of all kinds (118.0%) compared with the lowest
<br />captures for surfboarding (57.8%).
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<br />§ Kittitas County’s greatest 2040 day-trip expenditure volumes
<br />– consist of wildlife viewing and photographing ($27,837,000),
<br />bicycle riding of all kinds ($16,989,000), and picnicking,
<br />barbequing, and cooking outdoors ($12,966,000) compared with
<br />the lowest expenditures for surfboarding ($169,000) and rafting
<br />($179,000).
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<br />§ Kittitas County’s greatest percent of all 2040 expenditures –
<br />includes wildlife viewing and photographing (20.8%), bicycle
<br />riding of all kinds (12.7%), and picnicking, barbequing, and
<br />cooking outdoors (9.7%) compared with the lowest percentages for
<br />surf boarding (0.1%) and rafting (0.1%).
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<br />Implications
<br />Projected expenditures partly reflect the different participation
<br />rates typical between activities, with niche activities with low
<br />participation rates like surfboarding and rafting generating low
<br />expenditure volumes, and partly the geographic location of sites
<br />with characteristics supportive of the activity, like skiing and
<br />fishing.
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<br />The projections do not distinguish between geotourism activities
<br />that are already attracting a high percentage of the participants of
<br />the activity, like skiing or fishing, however, from geotourism
<br />activities with high potential participation and expenditure volumes
<br />where Kittitas County has not established a strong market draw or
<br />capture.
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