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Olympic National Park Visitor Study: Summer 2000

Visitor Services Project Report 121

This report describes the results of a visitor study at Olympic National Park. A separate appendix contains visitors' comments about their visit. This report and the appendix include summaries of those comments. One of the study results highlights that the highest quality interpretive services were ranger-led walks/talks (89% of 77 respondents), park personnel (87% of 286 respondents), and information desk service (85% of 325 respondents).

Introduction -- Methods -- Demographics -- Frequency of visits -- Length of stay -- Sources of information -- Primary reason for visiting the Olympic Peninsula -- Sites visited -- Favorite area in the park; reasons -- Visitor activities -- Hiking -- Information about proper food storage -- Interpretive and visitor services: use, importance, and quality -- Park facilities: use, importance, and quality -- Appropriateness of park structures or activities -- Importance of park features or qualities -- Future use of facilities outside park -- Appropriateness of park entrance fee amount -- Visitor safety -- Lodging -- Total expenditures -- Expenditures inside park -- Expenditures outside park -- Opinions about crowding -- Reducing vehicle congestion -- Future subjects of interest -- Overall quality of visitor services -- Additional comments summary -- Additional Analysis -- Questionnaire -- Visitor Services Project Publications

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Olympic National Park, Code: OLYM
Social Science Division, Code: SSD

Olympic National Park, Washington
Latitude: 47.7885704040527, Longitude: -123.699600219727

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 231319

Social Science Studies Collection

09/29/2003

07/17/2000 - 07/25/2000

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Van Ormer, Chad University of Idaho

Littlejohn, Margaret University of Idaho

Gramann, James H. Texas A&M University

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