Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) 1982 visitor characteristics, attitudes, and use patterns

The data included in this publication include visitor characteristics, attitudes towards the wilderness experience, and use patterns for wilderness visitors to the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) in 1982. Visitors were asked to provide contact information for a mail-back survey. Questions included that of age, education, types of groups, club memberships, attitudes such as satisfaction with wilderness experience, as well as use pattern questions such as method of travel, length of stay, and activities engaged in during trip. Over 700 responses were obtained. In part, the data were collected to replicate a 1970 study in the same area. The format of the surveys and data was informed by the earlier study for later trend anaylsisThe study of visitors to the BMWC was conducted to inform planning and management for outdoor recreational use in the BMWC. This study also partly replicated a study done in the same area in 1970, which allowed for the development of trends in the visitor characteristics, attitudes, and use patterns.