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Voyageurs National Park Visitor Study: April 1998

Visitor Services Project Report 99

This report profiles Voyageurs National Park visitors. A separate appendix contains visitors' comments about their visit. One of the study results highlights that almost two-thirds of the visitors, (64%), were visiting Voyageurs NP for the first time during the past twelve months. Thirty-five percent of visitors stayed less than one day in the park; 21% spent 7 days or more. Common activities on this visit to Voyageurs NP were sightseeing (79%), viewing wildlife (77%), fishing without a guide (66%), visiting a visitor center (57%) and photography (51%). Most visitors (87%) used or traveled in a boat during this visit.

Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Visitors contacted -- Demographics -- Area visited/length of stay -- Activities -- Sources of information -- Use of boats -- Reasons for visiting -- Seasons visited -- Places visited -- Visitor information and ranger services: use, importance and quality -- Visitor services and facilities: use, importance and quality -- Expenditures -- Campsite use/opinions about reservations -- Visitors/activities which interfered with visit -- National Park Service mandate/significant resources -- Opinions about park use fee -- Overall rating of service quality -- What visitors liked most -- What visitors liked least -- Comment summary -- Additional comments summary -- Additional Analysis -- Questionnaire

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Voyageurs National Park, Code: VOYA
Social Science Division, Code: SSD

Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Latitude: 48.48828125, Longitude: -92.8048095703125

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 231352

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10/06/2003

07/25/1997 - 08/02/1997

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Littlejohn, Margaret University of Idaho

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