Over 50 million U.S. Americas above the age of six years old went camping in 2020 and 2021. This figure represents a high increase versus the annual participation rates recorded in the 2010s. Camping in tents was more popular than using recreational vehicles.
Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in millions)
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Outdoor Foundation. (September 19, 2022). Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2022). Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of Camping Participants in The United States from 2010 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/