2022 Outdoor Participation Report

Introduction

In 2021, 164.2M or 54% of Americans ages 6 and over participated in outdoor recreation at least once, the highest number of participants on record. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued into a second year and vaccines became available most restrictions were lifted. However, the pandemic was far from over, and health and safety issues that drove participation in 2020 continued to have a positive impact on outdoor recreation participation in 2021. The outdoor participant base grew 6.9% since March 2020.

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Colin Eggleston