Impacts of Visitor Spending on the Local Economy: Capitol Reef National Park, 2008

Stynes DJ and Cook PS. 2010. Impacts of Visitor Spending on the Local Economy: Capitol Reef National Park, 2008. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado

Capitol Reef National Park hosted 604,811 recreation visits in 2008. After adjusting for visitor group size and re-entries into the park, there were 180,004 visitor group trips to the park in 2008. Based on a 2008 Visitor Services Project survey, 31% of these visitor group trips were day trips not including an overnight stay within 100 miles of the park. Thirty-eight percent of the visitor group trips involved an overnight stay in motels, lodges or cabins outside the park. Twelve percent of visitor group trips were overnight stays in campgrounds, 5% inside the park and 7% outside.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Stynes, Daniel; Cook, Philip
Date of Issue
2010-12
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
CARE , EQD , SSB
Keywords
focus group research, stakeholder (or public) survey research, visitor monitoring, Visitor Services Project, visitor survey research

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