Tourism & Parks in Oregon

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$874,673,236
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
207,267
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Crater Lake, John Day Fossil Beds and Oregon Caves
827,715
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$874,673,236
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
23,084
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$874,673,236▲ 88%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Oregon, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
23,084▲ 10%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Oregon, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
207,267
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
207,267▲ 90%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED ORLEIH).

National Parks

Recreation visits to Crater Lake, John Day Fossil Beds and Oregon Caves
827,715
2025 · National Park Service
CRLA recreation visits
632,242
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Crater Lake, John Day Fossil Beds and Oregon Caves

1990–2025
827,715▲ 42%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).

CRLA recreation visits

1990–2025
632,242▲ 64%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).