NRE-FS-Recreation.gov
Investment ID: 005-999990010
Overview
Program Title
NRE-FS-Recreation.gov
Agency
Description
This investment supports the Forest Service's contribution to the interagency Recreation One-Stop initiative and the Recreation Information Data Base - the authoritative data source supporting Recreation.gov.
Type of Program
Major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Travel / Transportation
Associated Websites
https://ridb.recreation.gov/, https://www.recreation.gov/
Investment Detail
Consolidated federal recreation trip planning for multiple agencies and advanced reservations for facilities and activities in all 50 states. The reservation service allows visitors to reserve high demand campsites, as well as explore lesser known recreation sites and areas. Sharable recreation data is used by a variety of entities who want to publish on web pages and by entrepreneurs who are using it to develop other web tools such as smart phone apps for trip planning and marketing purposes.
Key Recreation One-Stop/Rec.gov metrics for FY17: 4,788,178 camping, tour, and ticketing reservations - Generated $130 million (net) in revenue for the cooperating federal agencies, including $49 million (net) for the Forest Service.
Key Recreation One-Stop/Rec.gov metrics for FY17: 4,788,178 camping, tour, and ticketing reservations - Generated $130 million (net) in revenue for the cooperating federal agencies, including $49 million (net) for the Forest Service.