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RCO SCORP's 2018-2022 Recreation and Conservation Plan is similar to our PROS plan and follows a model <br />of identifying few priority areas based on assessment of demands, level of service by area, and survey results. <br />Additional, or more specified pians, were also created in support of an overall recreation plan. For example, <br />State Trails Plan, State Community Athletic Facilities Plan, Boating Grants Program Plan, and the Nonhighway <br />and Off -Road Vehicle Activities Grant Program Plan. <br />Participation rates — were highest for picnicking, barbequing, or cooking out (80.9% of the survey <br />respondents) and walking without a pet (71.3%). <br />Frequencies — were highest for walking without and with a pet (97.8 times per year). <br />Kittitas County is located straddling 4 of the SCORP regions for which the diary surveys were collated <br />including the: <br />North Cascades - extending north through Chelan and Okanogan and west through Snohomish, Skagit, and <br />Whatcom Counties. <br />Seattle -King — including all of King County. <br />South Central — including Yakima, Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla Counties. <br />Columbia Plateau — including Douglas, Grant, Adams, and Lincoln Counties. <br />Table 2. Percentage and occurrences of participation for the top 5 tourist -oriented activities in Washington State by region. <br />Participation rates for top 5 tourist -oriented activities <br />Activity <br />SeaKng <br />NoCas <br />SoCntl <br />ColPlt <br />Picnicking, bbgmg, cooking <br />78.3% <br />833% <br />84.2% <br />85.1% <br />Walking w/o pet <br />78.1% <br />67.6% <br />719% <br />65.3% <br />Wildlife viewing <br />581% <br />61.6% <br />499% <br />553% <br />Sightseeing <br />584% <br />618% <br />51.3% <br />547% <br />Hiking <br />578% <br />59.1% <br />43.8% <br />365% <br />Frequencies_ for top 5 tourist -oriented activities <br />Activity <br />SeaKng <br />NoCas <br />SoCntl <br />ColPlt <br />Picnicking, bbging, cooking <br />208 <br />21.7 <br />17 <br />189 <br />Walking w/o pet <br />979 <br />102.3 <br />95.5 <br />71.9 <br />Wildlife viewing <br />319 <br />55.1 <br />377 <br />31.1 <br />Sightseeing <br />143 <br />15.4 <br />17.1 <br />12.1 <br />Hiking <br />13.2 <br />167 <br />156 <br />173 <br />Since these surveys were conducted and the 2016 PROS plan was written, the RCO has compiled newer data <br />in an Assessment for Demand 2017 report (haps:/Iwww.rco.wa.gov/StateRecPlans/resources and has <br />identified Kittitas County as part of the North Cascades region. Data is also broken down further into <br />demographics: age, race, education level of participants, maleffemale, and with/without children. Below are the <br />top 10 activites in the North Cascade range, which are very similar to the 2012 data reported above. <br />M <br />