This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2016, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
The Utah office of the Bureau of Land Management recently issued an interesting report about the recreational value and uses of the lands it manages in the state.
According to the report, which can be accessed at http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/ut/natural_resources/recreation/frontpagephotos.Par.73300.File.dat/CWUCstrat2016.pdf, there were 7.5 million visitors who recreated on Utah's public lands administered by the BLM.
Those visitors supported 4,447 jobs and contributed $460 million in economic activity to the state.
The report showed that the most popular recreation activity for visitors was interpretation, education and nature study. That made up 21.3 percent of the recreation visitation.
Other activities included 18 percent non-motorized travel, 14 percent camping and picnicking, 12.3 percent OHV travel, 10.3 percent specialized sporting events and activities, 9.5 percent boating, 7.7 percent sightseeing, 4.5 percent hunting and fishing, 1.2 percent swimming and .4 percent winter sports.