Camping participation in the U.S. 2010-2024
In 2024, approximately 57 million U.S. Americas above the age of six years old went camping. Meanwhile, the most famous type of camping was regular camping, with over 37 million participants that year.
Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions)
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Outdoor Foundation. (February 26, 2025). Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, 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 2024 (in millions)." Chart. February 26, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2025). Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. 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 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2025, 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 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Number of camping participants in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, February 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191224/participants-in-camping-in-the-us-since-2006/