This section on tourism and outdoor recreation is presented to help place outdoor recreation values in a broader context and to better illustrate how expenditures affect the provincial economy. Tourism and outdoor recreation, though frequently mentioned together, are not synonymous. It excludes day-use recreation, which is a significant activity by B.C. residents. Outdoor recreation use refers to both day and overnight outdoor recreation use by B.C. residents and non-residents.
Tourism includes some outdoor recreation.
Outdoor recreation includes some tourism, but excludes non-outdoor recreation tourism use such as visiting friends and family or business trips. The overlap in tourism and outdoor recreation use is illustrated in Figure 7.55 . Table 7.4 estimates tourist expenditures and outdoor recreation expenditures in 1993. Tourism data in this section are derived from various B.C. Tourism studies. The data were extrapolated and interpreted in order to distinguish between outdoor recreation and non-outdoor recreation related to tourism and to provide estimates for each forest region.