2025 Outdoor Participation Trends Report
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For more than 15 years, the Outdoor Participation Trends Report has been the industry’s most trusted and comprehensive resource for understanding who’s getting outside, how often, and why it matters.
Here’s a sneak preview of what’s in the Executive Summary:
- Growth across gateway activities like hiking, camping, and fishing, each gaining over 2 million new participants
- A surge in participation among seniors (+7.4%) and youth (+5.6%) —fueling a more multigenerational outdoors
- A critical 5 million participant increase in “core” outdoor users —the most frequent and committed adventurers.
- Participation growth led by Black (+12.8%) and Hispanic (+11.8%) Americans, signaling long-term momentum toward equity and inclusion
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