The United States has about 640 million acres of public land, covering national parks to conservation areas and wild rivers to lake shores.

These lands contain resources like oil and gas reserves, or minerals like lithium and copper that could be mined. But they’re also home to hiking trails, camping sites, fishing spots, and all sorts of outdoor recreational activities—activities that contribute billions of dollars to our economy.

Outdoor recreation specifically on federal public lands and waters generates $128 billion in economic activity every year, according to a new report by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), a coalition of trade associations and outdoor organizations.

That translates to $351 million a day from access to outdoor recreation on public lands and waters—or $14.6

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