Federal Recreation Fees, 1978: Including the Annual Federal Recreation Area Visitation Data - A Report to Congress

Heritage Conservation And Recreation Service

This document is in effect two Reports under one cover. The first report concerns the Federal Recreation Fee Program (hereafter referred to as the Fee program) and the second is visitation data at Federal Recr~ation Areas during 1978. The two are presented in a combined report because of their' direct relationship. This report responds to Section 4(h) of P.L. 92-347 and is the seventh annual Federal Recreation Fee Report. The seven Federal land-managing agencies administering outdoor recreation resources provided the information used in this report. These agencies are: 1. National Park Service 2. Forest Service 3. Corps of Engineers 4. Fish and Wildlife Service 5. Bureau of Land Management 6. Bureau of Reclamation '7. Tennessee Valley Authority The purpose of this report as quoted from P.L. 92-347 is to "indicate the number and location of fee collection areas, the number and location of potential fee collection areas, capacity and visitation information, the fees collected, and other pertinent data." For the past five years, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS) has been conducting an annual Fee Program Evaluation. The results of this evaluation are also included in this report. Director Chris Therral Delaporte of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service has stated: "This personal contact with the American public has become very valuable. HCRS and the seven land-managing agencies gain first-hand insight into the public's needs, and receive suggestions for improving the Fee Program, Recreation ·facili ties and Services. II Delaporte explains that "as w~ become more sophisticated in our data collection techniques and gain skills in utilization of the information obtained, the values'attained from this annual evaluation will be significantly enhanced."