Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness: data from 1996 survey of unique tributary visitors

Visitor survey data were collected from users of five unique steep-creek tributaries in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in central Idaho: Loon Creek, Big Creek, South Fork Salmon, Camas Creek, and Marsh Creek. Data include the results of mailback surveys sent to users with questions such as past experience levels, personal level of skill, significance of social and resource indicators, support for proposed management actions, and perception of trip quality. These data were collected in 1996, during the primary use season. The initial population was users from 1996, but because some people only float these tributaries once in a lifetime, the population of this study was expanded to include people who had floated these tributaries at any point in their lifetime. This resulted in 216 surveys being mailed and 175 people responding.
The intention of the study was to support the forest plan revision for the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.