The Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation Activities in Haliburton County

Title

The Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation Activities in Haliburton County

Author

Kirkpatrick, Michael; McLaren, Thomas

Host Organization

County of Haliburton
Host contact: Brohm, Amy

Supervising Faculty

Nicol, Heather; Skinner, Mark
Department: Geography

Reference Number

TP-600

Date

2009

Location of Document

U-Links Office and online

Area

Haliburton County

Subject

Economic impact of outdoor activities
Geography
Recreation & Tourism

Abstract

Haliburton County is a destination area for many types of outdoor recreation activities and residents and tourists engaging in these activities have an economic impact on the area. The purpose of this project is to gain an understanding of the relative economic impact of a number of different activities including; snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. The project includes secondary research on economic impact studies done in other areas and an overview of methods used to collect data. Students then developed a survey tool and conducted a pilot study focusing on winter activities. Finally the students refined a survey tool and developed a long-term implementation plan (to be initiated in the spring of 2009) for the collection of economic data on people participating in the outdoor activities listed above.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Kirkpatrick, Michael; McLaren, Thomas, The Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation Activities in Haliburton County, Trent University, 2009