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Recreation Expenditures
Table 6 provides average and estimated group expenditures for boating and fishing. Although the recreational activity occurs within the Delta, many of the expenditures occur outside of the Delta. For example, much of the food and supplies may be purchased outside of the Delta, and even lodging and recreation occur outside of the Delta if recreators stay in or visit other sites outside of the Delta. While the majority of boating expenditures occur inside the Delta, anglers spent more outside.
On an average trip, boaters as a group spent $139 within the Delta and $96 outside of the Delta, while anglers spent $111 within, and $123 outside. A general breakdown of these expenditures into lodging, food, supplies and recreation is given in Table 6. Annually, boaters are estimated to spend $247 million inside the Delta and $171 million outside, totaling $418 million. Anglers spend an estimated $186 million inside the Delta and $206 million outside, totaling $392 million.
| Activity / Expenditure Item |
Average Expenditure/Trip | Esitmated Expenditures for All Trips in 1995 | Total Annual Expenditures |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Delta | Outside Delta | Inside Delta | Outside Delta | ||
| Boating | |||||
| Lodging | $23.90 | $12.59 | $42,656 | $22,470 | $65,127 |
| Food | $38.07 | $24.02 | $67,947 | $42,870 | $110,817 |
| Supplies | $51.71 | $40.21 | $92,291 | $71,766 | $164,057 |
| Recreation | $24.87 | $18.86 | $44,387 | $33,661 | $78,048 |
| Total for Boating | $138.55 | $95.68 | $247,281 | $170,768 | $418,049 |
| Fishing | |||||
| Lodging | $30.12 | $32.75 | $50,378 | $54,777 | $105,154 |
| Food | $29.75 | $28.21 | $49,759 | $47,183 | $96,942 |
| Supplies | $31.11 | $41.14 | $52,034 | $68,809 | $120,843 |
| Recreation | $20.23 | $21.19 | $33,836 | $35,442 | $69,278 |
| Total for Fishing | $111.21 | $123.29 | $186,006 | $206,211 | $392,217 |
* Boating & Fishing acitivites can not be added together due to double-counting - a large majority of boaqters fished, and many anglers boated.
Sources: Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Recreation Survey, california State Parks, Aug. 1997: own calculations.