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Joshua Tree NP VSP Visitor Study

The Visitor Services Project (VSP) offers the opportunity to learn more from VSP visitor study data. Additional analysis can be done using the park's VSP visitor study data that was collected and entered into the computer. Two-way and three-way cross tabulations can be made of any of the characteristics listed below. Be as specific as possible-you may select a single program/service/facility instead of all that were listed in the questionnaire. Include your name, address and phone number in the request.


 * Sources of information prior to visit
 * Visitor travel plans
 * Length of stay (hours)
 * Length of stay (days)
 * Number of park entries
 * Awareness of Congressionally designated wilderness areas
 * Visit wilderness areas?
 * Awareness of issues facing park
 * Learn about issues on this visit?
 * Attempt campsite reservations prior to visit?
 * Able to make campsite reservations?
 * Sites visited/order visited
 * Entrance used to first enter park
 * Activities participated in on this visit
 * Stay overnight away from home?
 * Number of nights inside/outside park
 * Type of lodging inside/outside of park
 * Information services used
 * Importance of information services used
 * Quality of information services used
 * Visitor services/facilities used
 * Importance of visitor services/facilities used
 * Quality of visitor services/facilities
 * Primary reason for visiting Joshua Tree NP area
 * Group type
 * Group size
 * Number of vehicles per group
 * Gender
 * Age
 * Zip code/state of residence
 * Country of residence (other than U.S.)
 * Number of visits during lifetime
 * Importance of selected park features/qualities
 * Awareness of entrance fee policy?
 * Preferences for using fee monies in park
 * Opinions about safety from crime/accidents in park
 * Opinions about safety from crime/accidents in home town/city
 * Importance of selected park services
 * Total expenditures in and outside the park
 * Expenditures within the park
 * Expenditures outside the park
 * Number of adults covered by expenses
 * Number of children covered by expenses
 * Observe wildlife begging for food?
 * Appropriate to feed wildlife in national park?
 * Receive information about policy on feeding wildlife?
 * Willingness to haul own trash on future visit?
 * Support concept of trash-free park environment?
 * Willingness to stay in campground with showers outside park (within 10 miles)?
 * Overall quality of visitor services

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