Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation in the West (2012)

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Each year outdoor recreation spending equals $255.6 billion in the American West, employing 2.3 million Americans and generating $15.4 billion in federal tax receipts and $15.3 billion in state and local tax receipts.

http://www.outdoorindustry.org/national-economic-impact-reports.php?action=detail&research_id=160

a good read, hopefully it is used for good