State,

Commonwealth,

1996

1995

1994

1993

or Territory  2/

1,000 Visits 3/

Alabama

1,406.0

1,242.9

1,277.3

1,337.1

Alaska

17,181.0

10,648.2

12,912.9

9,088.0

Arizona

72,044.0

72,196.9

80,471.8

81,609.1

Arkansas

5,909.0

5,448.8

5,260.3

5,314.2

California

195,880.0

181,032.6

178,676.2

177,047.3

Colorado

60,488.1

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60,488.1

62,741.5

49,684.5

Florida

8,878.0

9,472.0

9,472.3

9,371.1

Georgia

8,332.0

8,768.4

8,456.1

8,511.8

Idaho

23,201.0

22,252.6

21,526.7

19,795.1

Illinois

1,034.0

985.0

985.0

980.0

Indiana

525.0

510.0

230.0

664.0

Kansas

184.0

181.3

180.0

28.0

Kentucky

5,670.0

5,590.7

5,380.4

5,269.7

Louisiana

1,748.0

1,737.1

1,951.8

1,828.1

Maine

1,000.0

1,000.0

397.3

397.3

Michigan

9,997.0

8,943.6

9,317.0

9,469.9

Minnesota

12,833.0

8,896.9

8,743.8

5,079.9

Mississippi

3,827.0

2,632.2

2,517.0

2,318.5

Missouri

7,299.0

6,467.6

6,041.6

5,758.0

Montana

31,836.0

30,820.8

27,106.4

21,808.0

Nebraska

528.0

618.3

766.8

932.5

Nevada

21,423.0

24,169.0

22,867.3

23,504.0

New Hampshire

5,500.0

5,500.0

11,347.0

11,347.0

New Mexico

12,644.0

12,685.5

12,438.5

6,052.4

New York

19.0

51.7

17.2

17.5

North Carolina

20,935.0

19,905.8

18,043.8

18,127.3

North Dakota

387.0

385.0

375.0

415.0

Ohio

900.0

900.0

1,000.0

679.5

Oklahoma

1,868.0

1,790.3

1,799.6

1,763.3

Oregon

97,465.7

5/

97,465.7

97,465.7

73,072.8

Pennsylvania

13,837.0

14,795.5

11,630.0

11,981.0

Puerto Rico

630.0

700.0

963.5

963.5

South Carolina

2,532.0

2,549.4

2,519.8

2,499.0

South Dakota

6,173.0

6,022.3

6,082.4

4,927.2

Tennessee

9,911.0

9,504.6

8,875.8

8,870.7

Texas

3,712.0

3,852.8

3,715.9

3,285.3

Utah

44,105.0

43,554.5

46,178.5

34,314.8

Vermont

2,699.0

2,698.0

3,434.7

3,429.2

Virginia

18,755.0

17,862.4

17,861.4

17,465.3

Washington

97,456.0

5/

97,456.0

97,456.0

67,778.0

West Virginia

4,284.0

4,156.3

4,413.2

3,801.0

Wisconsin

9,981.0

10,134.4

9,425.6

7,492.3

Wyoming

14,266.0

13,683.9

12,915.8

11,396.0

               Total

859,282.8

829,757.1

835,238.9

729,474.2

2/

Unlisted States have no Forest Service recreation programs. 

3/

One Visit is an entry of one person upon a national forest for the purpose of participating in one or more recreation activity

for an unspecified period of time.  Only the "primary" activity of the recreation visitor is recorded.

4/

Visits for Colorado are for 1995; data not available for 1996.

5/

Visits for Oregon and Washington are 1994 data; 1995 and 1996 data not available.