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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR WATER-BASED TOURISM IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON THE PEOPLE
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Preferences for Overnight Stays
Visitation to most frequent water body by group
The survey provides several indicators of the respondents’ preferences for staying

44.17% overnight while recreating on the water. Anglers and paddlers are more likely to
stay overnight and for longer durations. These two groups stay overnight about 4
32.58% 32.34% 34.12% to 6 times per year. The second most common response was two times per year.
29.27%
26.71%
When asked how often they visit their most frequented waterbody the answers
20.45%
17.53% were similar. Anglers were most likely to visit 4-6 times per year and to stay
12.36% 14.09% 10.57% overnight about this often. Paddlers, in general, go to their waterbody more often
8.65% 8.43%
4.15% and stay overnight less often than anglers. In general, paddlers will visit 4 to 12
0.89% 1.78% 1.63% 0.27%
times per year but stay overnight 2 to 6 times, or about half of their trips. Motor
ABOUT FOUR TO SIX TIMES PER YEAR ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE PER MONTH ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK ABOUT ONCE PER YEAR ABOUT TWICE PER YEAR LESS THAN ONCE PER YEAR ABOUT FOUR TO SIX TIMES PER YEAR ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE PER MONTH ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK ABOUT ONCE PER YEAR ABOUT TWICE PER YEAR LESS THAN ONCE PER YEAR ABOUT FOUR TO SIX TIMES PER YEAR ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE PER MONTH ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK ABOUT ONCE PER YEAR ABOUT TWICE PER YEAR LESS THAN ONCE PER YEAR Favorite vs Frequent by Group
boaters will engage in their activity the most frequently among the three groups
and stay overnight the least.

57.4%

43.6% 53.4% 54.0% 43.2%
ANGLERS MOTOR BOATERS PADDLERS 38.1%

4.6% 3.1% 2.8%

SAME SAME SAME
DIFFERENT INCOMPLETE DIFFERENT INCOMPLETE DIFFERENT INCOMPLETE

ANGLERS MOTOR BOATERS PADDLERS