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Economic Benefit Associated with OHV Recreation<br />
(California’s OHMVR Program—a 46-year-old economic generator)<br />
OHV recreation is essential to the American economy with an estimated $120<br />
billion in direct annual OHV-related expenditures nationwide (Southwick Associates.<br />
The Economic Contributions of Outdoor Recreation. March 2013). The benefit to<br />
California’s economy is evident in the sales of OHVs, Recreational Vehicles (RVs),<br />
trailers, toy haulers, and parts/accessories. OHV recreationists occupy hotel rooms<br />
and campgrounds, and buy groceries and fuel throughout California.<br />
California’s OHMVR Program’s longevity bears testimony to this economic benefit.<br />
1. An economic impact<br />
study conducted by<br />
several outdoor industry<br />
associations found that<br />
direct annual OHV-related<br />
expenditures exceed $20<br />
billion in California.<br />
2. These expenditures include<br />
OHV purchases, tow<br />
vehicles and trailers, and<br />
trip-related expenditures like<br />
lodging, groceries, and OHV<br />
supplies.<br />
Annual OHV Related Expenditures<br />
Source: The Economic Contributions of Outdoor Recreation<br />
By Southwick Associates for Outdoor Industry Association (March 2013)<br />
USA<br />
California (Estimated)<br />
$20 Billion Nationwide<br />
$120 Billion<br />
The OHMVR Division had previously sponsored a statewide<br />
Economic Impact Report in 1993. During the prior year, California<br />
State University, Sacramento (CSUS) conducted detailed visitor<br />
surveys of each SVRA. The information CSUS compiled became<br />
the foundation for an extensive Economic Impact Report written<br />
by the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at<br />
the University of California, Berkeley. The report documented<br />
trends in OHV recreation (dual sport motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)),<br />
how many trips visitors made to OHV parks, what kind of equipment they bought<br />
and used, how many members of the family rode, and what they spent money on<br />
when they visited the SVRAs. The report concluded that 14 percent of California<br />
households enjoyed riding two million OHVs, spending $7.7 billion on OHV<br />
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California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission
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