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Outer Banks Group Parks Visitor Study: Cape Hatteras National Seashore Visitors: Summer 2002

Visitor Services Project Report 136a

This report describes the results of a study of visitors at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. This visitor study was conducted from July 12-18, 2002 at the Outer Banks Group Parks by the National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project (VSP), part of the Park Studies Unit at the University of Idaho. A separate appendix includes comment summaries and visitors' unedited comments. A few highlights of this report are as follows: most visitors (67%) had visited one or more of the Outer Banks Group Parks in the past. The most important reasons for visits: 1) lighthouses, 2) swimming, and 3) uncrowded/solitude/low population. The most popular activities for this and past visits were sunbathing/swimming and visiting historic sites. Most visitor groups (94%) rated the overall quality of visitor services at Outer Banks Group parks as "very good" or "good."

Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Visitors Contacted -- Demographics -- Length of Visit -- Sources of Information -- Importance of Visiting the NPS Outer Banks Group -- Reasons for Visiting Cape Hatteras National Seashore -- Activities -- Visitor Services and Facilities at Bodie Island -- Visitor Services and Facilities at Hatteras Island -- Visitor Services and Facilities at Ocracoke Island -- Opinions about access to park staff -- Comparison of current programs/facilities with past visit(s) -- Importance of selected park attributes -- Selected factors' effect on visitor experience -- Perceptions about crowding -- Opinions about safety -- Overall quality -- What visitors liked most -- What visitors liked least -- Planning for the future -- Additional comments -- Additional Analysis -- Questionnaire -- Visitor Services Project Publications

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Code: CAHA
Social Science Division, Code: SSD

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Latitude: 35.2368392944336, Longitude: -75.6029281616211

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 231896

Social Science Studies Collection

02/26/2004

07/12/2002 - 07/17/2002

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Littlejohn, Margaret University of Idaho

Le, Yen University of Idaho

Reed, Jason R. University of Idaho

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