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2025–2030 SCORP 37 DEMAND Time Spent Outdoors – Regional Most Nebraskans in each region have not changed the amount of time they spend outdoors in the previous year. Investigating why people are recreating outdoors more or less can provide valuable information to support outdoor recreation development efforts. Trail Use Trail use is the highest reported activity in every region. Trails are also a means to many other outdoor activities such as birding, wildlife viewing, fishing access, etc. Understanding the preferences for trail types among Nebraskans in different regions lays the groundwork for exploring whether there is a demand for additional trails and, if so, what kinds would be most beneficial. Figure 6: Amount of Time Spent Recreating Outside within the Last 12 Months Compared to Previous Year By Region Figure 5: Type of Trail Use Reported Within the Last 12 Months by Region More Less About the same Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Survey conducted by UNL-BOSR (2024) Nebraska Outdoor Recreation Survey conducted by UNL-BOSR (2024) Metro 19.3% 63.7% 17.0% Metro Southeast 14.0% 65.1% 20.9% Southeast Northeast 14.9% 67.3% 17.7% Northeast South Central 13.1% 66.0% 20.8% South Central Southwest 15.4% 58.4% 26.1% Southwest Western 14.7% 63.1% 22.2% Western North Central 12.1% 65.9% 21.9% North Central Paved- surface multi-use 76.5% 51.6% 61.9% 60.1% 51.0% 58.0% 47.1% Natural surface multi-use 63.7% 49.1% 55.0% 55.3% 42.7% 57.1% 47.7% Mountain bike dedicated 12.4% 4.1% 6.4% 3.3% 4.0% 7.8% 3.3% ATV/ Motorized dedicated 6.3% 11.3% 14.4% 9.6% 14.7% 12.7% 15.4% Equestrian dedicated 3.5% 3.6% 6.4% 4.1% 2.9% 6.3% 6.4% Long distance trail or rail to trail 21.5% 13.7% 17.8% 9.8% 8.9% 14.6% 19.2% DRAF T