NPS Report - Arches National Park Economic Regional Data and Analysis Whitepaper. Report submitted to Arches National Park and Social Science Program National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado

Bioeconomics, RRC Associates and Otak, Inc. 2024. NPS Report - Arches National Park Economic Regional Data and Analysis Whitepaper. Report submitted to Arches National Park and Social Science Program National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. National Park Service. https://doi.org/10.36967/2306865

The purpose of this report is to provide background information related to potential economic impacts associated with various visitor use management (VUM) scenarios at Arches National Park (ARCH). In preparing this document, information and data related to both State of Utah and local community taxable sales between 2010 and 2022 was examined as well as ARCH visitation between 2010 and 2022. Comparisons were made between ARCH visitation and other parks and park groupings. Further, trends in taxable sales in the gateway community of Moab, UT were compared with visitation trends in ARCH as a whole. Additionally, data and results from ARCH-specific and southern Utah-specific surveys and research were examined to supplement existing detailed tax and visitation data.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Bioeconomics, RRC Associates; Otak, Inc
Date of Issue
2024-11-15
Publisher
National Park Service
DOI
10.36967/2306865
Units
ARCH , SSB

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