Transportation and Recreation: a case study of visitors driving for pleasure at Acadia National Park
Hallo JC and Manning RE. 2009. Transportation and Recreation: a case study of visitors driving for pleasure at Acadia National Park
'Study findings suggest a need to deliberately and thoughtfully plan and manage for quality recreational experiences on roads in national parks and related areas.' 'The study described in this paper examines the recreational. driving experience at Acadia National Park. Maine. Objectives of the study were to (1) determine the importance of Ocean Drive to the "park experience"; (2) gather data to help identify indicators of quality for the recreational driving experience; and (3) explore differences between the concept of quality for recreational drivingand "transportation-only" driving.' /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Ocean Drive/
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hallo, Jeffrey; Manning, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 2009
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Acadia National Park, Indicators, Motorized recreation, Recreation, Scenic driving, Transportation quality