United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

232 Public Lands, Parks, Recreation, and Travel
No. 392. R e c r e a tio n a l U se o f P u b lic Lan d s A d m in is te re d b y b u r e a u o f L a n d M a n a q e m e n t:
1970 TO 1981
[For years ending June 30 except, beginning 1977, Sept. 30]
YEAR AND STATE
N u m ­
ber
of
sites
Developed
acreage
(1.000)
Total4
RECREATION VISITS '
(mil.)
C a m p ­
ing
Tota l2
VISITOR DAYS ‘ 4
(mil.)
Sightseeing
Offroad
vehicles
Hunting,
fishing
Sightseeing
Offroad
vehicles
Hunting.
fishing
Camping
1970.............. ........................ 188 10.7 67.2 27.2 (NA) 15.9 8.1 38.7 9.5 (NA) 10.8 8.4
1 9 7 5 ............................................ 426 13.5 61.1 34.3 (NA) 9.2 5.4 33.0 9 .7 (N A ) 9.1 6.6
1976 326 12.2 149.9 111.6 2.9 14.6 7.5 58.3 25.3 2.3 13.4 8.3
1977............................................ 364 23.1 144.5 112.6 3.6 13.6 5.3 01.5 63.7 3.0 12.2 5.5
1978............................................ 346 18.6 196.0 151.6 8.1 14.3 6.3 58.2 28.5 3.0 14.4 6.3
1979 410 49.7 146.3 99.4 16.8 15.1 6.2 64.7 25.6 8.6 14.4 7.5
1980............................................ 407 44.8 107.9 55.1 17.6 17.5 6.5 69.5 25.9 8.9 16.6 8.1
1981, to ta l4...................... 334 43.5 91.5 47.8 17.9 10.9 4.2 63.8 25.9 9.1 9.5 8.9
Alaska................................ . 18 .3 2.9 .7 (Z) 1.2 .4 3.5 .5 (z) .8 1.8
Arizona................................... 17 1.3 8.5 7.1 .1 .4 .1 4.2 2.8 .1 .2 .6
California.................................... 66 4.5 26.5 6.9 15.5 1.9 1.0 17.1 2.5 7.5 1.3 1.5
Colorado.................................... 17 .8 72. 3.9 .1 1.4 .5 4.4 1.2 .1 1.0 .9
Nevada....................................... 10 16.4 10.1 9.0 .5 .3 .1 2.7 2.2 .1 .1 .2
New Mexico.............................. 29 17.6 9.3 8.4 .1 .5 (z) 7.1 6.2 .2 .4 .1
Oregon.................................... 54 1.2 7.0 2.1 .2 2.0 .7 5.0 .5 .1 1.5 1.7
Utah............................................ 39 .2 5.9 3.1 .4 .5 .3 3.7 1.2 .2 .3 .4
Wyoming................................... 27 .6 7.7 5.7 .6 .5 .3 9.8 8.0 .3 .7 .5
NA Not available. Z Less than 50,000. ‘ Includes visits to lands or sites leased to non-Federal interests for recreation
purposes. Method of collecting data varied by State and year. ‘ Includes other types of recreation not shown separately. 3 A
visitor day is the aggregation of 12 visitor hours, where a visitor hour is the presence of one or more persons for periods
aggregating 60 minutes. 4Includes States not shown separately.
Source: U,S. Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Statistics, annual.
N o. 393. S t a t e Pa r k a n d Re c r e a t io n A r e a s — St a t e s : 1 980 a n d 1981
[For years ending June 30. Data are shown as reported by State park directors. In some States, park agency has under its control
forests, fish and wildlife areas and/or other areas. In other States, agency Is only responsible for Stale parka]
STATE
Acreage,
1961
(1.000)
VISITORS
(1.000)
EXPENDITURES 1
(mil. dol.)
1980 1981 1980 1981
STATE
Acreage,
1981
(1.000)
VISITORS
(1.000)
E X P E N D IT U R E S 1
(mil. dol.)
1980 1981 1980 1981
U.S............... 9,326 548,882 618,080 993 965
Ala.................... 48 6.506 5,102 13 13
Alaska............... 2,975 2,910 3,200 ’ (Z) 3
Ariz 28 2,352 2.322 *2 4
Ark 44 5,786 5,850 15 13
Calif 1,045 58,024 63,853 316 171
Colo................. 159 (NA) 6,703 (NA) *5
Conn............. 197 7,300 7,290 24 5
Del................. 36 2,801 9,522 4 *2
Fla 249 11,469 11.507 32 34
G a.................... 52 11,813 9.793 10 10
Hawaii 25 16,760 6,697 19 19
Idaho 42 2,049 1,816 4 3
III.. 336 32,314 31,003 37 60
Ind 54 7,691 7,663 14 14
Iowa 50 8,824 16,028 8 24
Kans................. 31 4,342 4,169 4 4
Ky..................... 40 29,758 26,677 47 41
La..................... 31 4,211 3,866 20 18
Maine............... 69 1,846 2,353 2 2
Md.................... 84 5.240 5,345 27 9
Mass................ 254 9,672 10,588 15 16
Mich................. 246 21,426 20,784 21 16
Minn................. 187 5,815 6,093 12 14
M iss..... ............ 21 4,065 4,171 13 10
Mo.................... 97 9,283 8,657 13 13
Mont 46 1,030 3.274 5 4
Nebr..._______ 133 7,282 8,144 8 8
Nev 151 3,338 3,685 23 5
N.H. 71 3,662 4,207 9 5
N.J.................... 272 6,134 8,063 36 58
N. Mex 73 4,104 4,265 7 4
N.Y..... .............. 256 39,729 47,500 7B 73
N.C. 118 4,852 5,374 4 5
N.Dak............... 16 1,013 997 4 2
Ohio................. 198 12,897 47,423 47 l 24
Okla 95 18,294 15,359 13 17
Oreg................... 90 34,455 34,826 12 16
Pa.................... 279 15,613 36,038 *2 3 77
a t ..................... 11 7,703 7,703 1 1
s .c . 74 12,719 11,387 13 14
S. Dak 17 4,573 4,010 4 3
Tenn 130 14,989 17,455 18 22
Tex. 187 14,022 14,503 27 54
Utah 69 6,718 6,537 (NA) 11
V t.............................. 157 1.211 843 2 2
va.................... 53 4,402 3,543 5 7
Wash 85 37,154 35,299 19 18
W. Va 149 8,206 7,751 17 17
Wis. 71 12,306 10,531 7 11
Wyo 123 (NA) 1,249 2 2
NA Not available. Z Less than $500,000. ‘ Covers operating expenditures and fixed capital outlay expenditures.
2 Excludes capital outlay expenditures.
Source: National Association of State Park Directors, Indianapolis, Indiana, Annua/ Inform ation Exchange.