`outdoor_recreation_economy`

Pack: bea-gov · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/outdoor_recreation_economy for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

MARKET SIZE for outdoor recreation activities in US dollars, by activity and state — BEA’s Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (official government statistics, not analyst estimates). Use for “how big is the hunting industry”, “fishing economy by state”, “which states have the largest outdoor recreation economy”, “value of the skiing industry”. Activities include hunting, shooting, fishing, boating, hiking/camping, equestrian, skiing/snow, bicycling, RVing, motorcycling/ATV, golf/tennis, guided tours, and the overall total. Returns value added (the activity’s contribution to GDP) per state for a year, ranked. IMPORTANT: birdwatching and wildlife WATCHING are not separate lines in this account — hunting and fishing are the only wildlife-related activities measured, so do not use this to size birding specifically. This tool wraps BEA table SAOACTVA so you do not have to know BEA table or line codes; for other BEA data use get_data.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`activity`	string	no	Activity to size. Friendly names accepted: “total”, “hunting”, “shooting”, “fishing”, “boating”, “boating/fishing”, “hiking” (climbing/hiking/camping), “equestrian”, “bicycling”, “skiing”, “snow”, “rving”, “motorcycling”, “atv”, “golf”, “field sports”, “guided tours”, “amusement parks”, “festivals”, “flying”, “canoeing”, “sailing”, “gardening”. Default “total”.
`state`	string	no	State name or 2-letter abbreviation (e.g. “Colorado” or “CO”) to return just that state. Omit for all 50 states + DC, ranked largest first.
`year`	number	no	Data year (e.g. 2023). Defaults to the most recent published year.
`limit`	number	no	Max states to return when no state filter is given (default 51).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "activity": "total",
  "year": 2023
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bea-gov/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"outdoor_recreation_economy","arguments":{"activity":"total","year":2023}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('outdoor_recreation_economy', {
  "activity": "total",
  "year": 2023
});

More examples

{
  "activity": "fishing",
  "state": "CO",
  "year": 2022
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the bea-gov pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bea-gov": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bea-gov/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

outdoor_recreation_economy