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Table 3. Top 10 (by percentage) of recreational activities in the North Cascades region <br />North Cercedes <br />Activity Catccorv t/o <br />I Walkinq in a oark or tnail seltins Walkine 88% <br />2 Visitins rivers or streams Nature Aclivili€s 7$oy'o <br />3 Visitins a beach or lide oools Nature Activilies 66% <br />4 <br />Attending an outdoor concert or event (e"g-, <br />farmer's market. fairs. snortins events)Leisure aclivities at a unrk 60olo <br />5 Dav-hikins Hikinq 58% <br />6 Swimminsy'wadins at a beach - freshwater Swimmins 55o/o <br />7 <br />Gather or collect things in a nalurE sstting <br />{e-a-- rocks- sbells- nlants}Nature Activitiw 55% <br />I $cenic or wilderness arca Sichtseeinc 53o/o <br />I Plavinc l,eisure ac.tivities at a oark 50o/o <br />t0 Wildlife or nalure viewine Nature Activities 50% <br />Follow-up surveys were conducted for each geotourism interest that included the mapped destinations and <br />attractions shown in the Kittitas County Tourism Plan following along with specific questions whether the <br />additional information would generate an increased interest in visiting Kittitas County. (Table 3 above). <br />Geotourism activities qeneratinq MOST likelv visitation after beino provided information on Kittitas <br />Countv attractions - include historical districts and landmarks (60% of the follow-up respondents will visit <br />more now that aware of attractions), farms, famers' markets, and produce stands (60%), public lands (55%), <br />wildlife habitat areas (55%), extent of wildlife species (55%), fishing access sites (53%), museums and Native <br />American sites (53%), historical railroads and roads (53%), hiking trails (53%), art galleries, studios, and <br />performances (50%) suggesting that outreach will generate higher tourism volumes in these activities. <br />Geotourism activities qeneratinq LEAST likely visitation after beins provided information on Kittitas <br />Countv attractions - include horse trails (11o/ol, off-road vehicle (ORV) trails (16%), all- terrain vehicles (ATV) <br />trails (16%), hunting and shooting sites (16%), bams and farmsteads (20o/o), and bam quilts (25%)suggesting <br />that participants of these activities cunently know of Kittitas County attractions suggesting that outreach will <br />be least effective for these attractions since they know or have already frequented these destinations. <br />An additional solicitation of survey respondents of "Table 3 Activities" -yields the following results based on "no, <br />maybe and yes" (Table 4): <br />7