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Measure Last Modified
04-11-2022 04:15 p.m.
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Measure Last Published
04-11-2022 04:22 p.m.
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Status
Active
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Data Source and Calculation
The majority of overnight facility rentals are made within the agency's central reservation system, but additional sales are also made at the park level. The calculation for this measure is the total nights of rental made for camping, cabins, and lodges through the agency's central reservation system and adding the rentals made at the park level as shown in the agency's point-of-sales system. The latter system provides a report called "Sales by Product Category and Class" that can be taken (separately) for cabins and camping. The number of sales recorded in this report is modified by subtracting the number of non-rental night sales, such as pet fees and extra bed rentals, that are shown on the report summary. Some on-site sales are made as "open department" sales at parks, which does not record the number of nights sold. As a convention, "open department" sales for camping are considered to be for one night but sales for cabins are counted as two nights because the Department has a two-night minimum rental period. This results in some level of under-counting. These results are highly dependent upon weather conditions and the number of facilities that are open and available for use. This measure represents the number of overnight units sold, (i.e. the number of nights cabins or camp sites were occupied) rather than the number of visitors that stay overnight in state park facilities.
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| Enterprise Priorities and Strategies |
| Initiative |
Priority |
Strategy |
| Economy |
Business Climate and Economic Development |
Promote Virginia’s competitive business climate to maintain the designation as the best state for business. |
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Service Area Name |
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| Baseline |
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None |
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| Short Target 2025 |
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None |
None |
| Long Target 2027 |
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| Year |
Result |
Note |
| 2003 |
138,455 |
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| 2004 |
136,723 |
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| 2005 |
141,574 |
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| 2006 |
151,902 |
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| 2007 |
157,802 |
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| 2008 |
175,583 |
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| 2009 |
177,404 |
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| 2010 |
177,834 |
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| 2011 |
191,840 |
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| 2012 |
197,988 |
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| 2013 |
191,201 |
Modest but steady growth in overnight attendance was observed in the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 2013. Bad weather in the last two quarters of Fiscal Year 2013 impacted overnight visitation. Attendance figures were higher in Fiscal Year 2012 as the weather was extremely favorable in the last two quarters. |
| 2014 |
202,624 |
Modest but steady growth in overnight attendance was observed in the first and fourth quarters of Fiscal Year 2014. |
| 2015 |
201,561 |
There was an increase in camping and cabin sales in the third quarter and a small gain in the fourth quarter. However, there was a decrease in overnight visits in the second quarter, which accounts for the majority of the decline in visits from FY2014. In the second quarter of FY2014, the federal government had shut down the national parks, which redirected visitors to state parks. The FY2015 numbers may represent a more normal year rather than an actual decline in visitors. This measure result represents approximately 887,381 visitors that stayed overnight in the cabin or campground facilities. |
| 2016 |
212,168 |
The State Park System experienced an increase of 4.7 percent in FY2016 over FY2015. The state parks had a moderate increase in camping and cabin sales in the first and second quarter; the third quarter had a significant increase in sales over the previous year. |
| 2017 |
226,399 |
The State Park System experienced an increase of 6.7+ percent in FY2017 over FY2016. The state parks had a small increase in camping and cabin sales in the first quarter, a moderate increase in the second and fourth quarter, and a moderate decrease in the third quarter. The increases are likely due to additional facilities being available and the decrease is likely attributable to weather. |
| 2018 |
234,612 |
The State Park System experienced an increase of 3.6 percent in FY2018 over FY2017. As in previous years, there is a small increase in camping and cabin sales in the first quarter, a moderate increase in the second and third quarter, and a moderate decrease in the fourth quarter. The increases are likely due to additional facilities being available and the decrease is likely attributable to weather. |
| 2019 |
234,006 |
The State Park system experienced a 0.3+ decrease in overnight sales in FY19. The state parks had a decrease in sales in the first and second quarter and a moderate increase in the third and fourth quarter. The decrease is mostly likely attributed to weather. Overnight attendance can be influenced by factors such as travel trends and weather. Calendar year 2018 was the wettest on record for many locations across Virginia. |
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| Measure ID |
19950404.001.002 |
| Measure Class |
Other Agency |
| Measure Type |
Outcome |
| Year Type |
State FY |
| Preferred Trend |
Increase |
| Frequency |
Annually |
| Statistical Unit |
Number of overnight reservations |
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