Each year, millions participate in outdoor recreation activities in Pennsylvania. These activities affect Pennsylvania’s economy in an important way, creating jobs and wages, generating tax revenue, and contributing to the state’s GDP. These economic contributions are the direct result of participants utilizing natural areas within Pennsylvania for recreation, and this report summarizes the economic contributions for 2020.

In 2020, the economic contributions generated by outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania accounted for more than $58 billion in economic output, supported more than 430,000 jobs, and provided salaries of nearly $20 billion. While hunting and fishing may not generate economic contributions equivalent to other activities presented in this report, such as camping and trail sports, hunting and fishing do serve a vital role in terms of conservation.