Economic Impacts and Motivations of Off-Highway Vehicle Recreationists

By Gregory Parent, Janaki Alavalapati & Taylor Stein School of Forest Resources and Conservation, and Alan Hodges Food and Resource Economics

This Florida case study surveys the economic impacts, motivations, and travel and equipment expenditures of OHV recreationists.

Attached document published January 2009

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