(BPT) - Hiking, biking, camping, road-tripping and much more — participation in outdoor activities continues to grow at record levels.
According to the 2022 Outdoor Participation Trends Report from the Outdoor Industry Association, more than half of Americans ages 6 and over participated in at least one outdoor activity, and the outdoor recreation participant base grew to a whopping 164.2 million participants in 2021.
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