Title:

Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness (RNRAW): Visitor survey data from 2022-2023

Author(s):

Rice, William L.; Whitney, Peter J.; Thomas, Elena R.; Armatas, Christopher A.

Publication Year:

2024

How to Cite:

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Rice, William L.; Whitney, Peter J.; Thomas, Elena R.; Armatas, Christopher A. 2024. Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness (RNRAW): Visitor survey data from 2022-2023. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0005

Abstract:

These data describe a visitor use assessment administered May 2022 through February 2023 in the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness (RNRAW) and City of Missoula Conservation Lands in Missoula, Montana. A visitor survey and GPS tracking were used to spatially quantify visitor flows and components of the visitor experience. The visitor survey included questions about trip characteristics, respondents’ demographics, activity type, environmental and social perceptions, and opinions regarding policy and management issues. GPS data summarized visitors’ total distance of travel, mean speed, and duration of visit.

Keywords:

boundaries; location; society; planningCadastre; Environment and People; Recreation; Quality of life; Social values, ethics; LAC; limits of acceptable change; national forest planning; nature-based recreation; place attachment; visitor use management; visitor experience; wilderness visitor use; Montana; Missoula County; Rattlesnake National Recreation Area; Rattlesnake Wilderness; Lolo National Forest

Related publications:

• Thomas, Elena R.; Rice, William L.; Armatas, Christopher A.; Thomsen, Jennifer M. 2024. The effect of place attachment and leisure identity on wildland stewardship. Leisure Sciences. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2024.2305667 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/67361
• Rice, William L.; Armatas, Christopher A. 2024. Answering the dam question: Visitor perspectives on removing and maintaining dams in wilderness. International Journal of Wilderness. 30(1). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11075433 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/67804
• Rice, William L.; Armatas, Christopher A. 2024. Wildland encounter norms across time and activity type: Stable preferences and shifting thresholds. Journal of Leisure Research. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2024.2358319 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/68069

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Visit count : 176 0
Download count: 10
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