Lake Level Report HILLSDALE LAKE

Facilities

• 6 recreation areas 
• 3 picnic sites 
• 210 camping sites 
• 1 playgrounds 
• 2 swimming areas 
• 2 number of trails 
• 23 trail miles 
• 0 fishing docks 
• 8 boat ramps 
• 1 marinas 
• 80 marina slips 

Visits (person-trips)

• 221,949 in total
• 3,926 picnickers
• 9,504 campers 
• 15,230 swimmers 
• 3,771 water skiers 
• 84,847 boaters 
• 50,993 sightseers 
• 94,399 fishermen 
• 21,112 hunters 
• 12,196 others

Benefits in Perspective

By providing opportunities for active recreation, Corps lakes help combat one of the most significant of the nation's health problems: lack of physical activity.

Recreational programs and activities at Corps lakes also help strengthen family ties and friendships; provide opportunities for children to develop personal skills, social values, and self-esteem; and increase water safety.

221,949 visits per year resulted in:

• $6,484,911 in visitor spending within 30 miles of the Corps lake.
• $4,313,277 in sales within 30 miles of the Corps lake.
• 55 of jobs within 30 miles of the Corps lake.
• $1,803,843 in labor income within 30 miles of the Corps lake.
• $3,746,512 in value added within 30 miles of the Corps lake.

With multiplier effects, visitor trip spending resulted in:

• $7,235,877 in total sales.
• 77 of jobs.
• $2,728,516 in labor income.
• $5,439,849 in value added (wages & salaries, payroll benefits, profits, rents, and indirect business taxes).

Benefits in Perspective

The money spent by visitors to Corps lakes on trip expenses adds to the local and national economies by supporting jobs and generating income. Visitor spending represents a sizable component of the economy in many communities around Corps lakes.

Detailed economic impact report for HILLSDALE LAKE.

How these numbers were calculated.

Resources

• 13,103 land acres
• 4,580 water acres
• 51 shoreline miles
• 1,495 environmental educational contacts

Benefits in Perspective

Recreation experiences increase motivation to learn more about the environment; understanding and awareness of environmental issues; and sensitivity to the environment.