Use patterns and visitor characteristics, attitudes and preferences in seven wilderness and other roadless areas in Montana, USA: Survey data from 1970

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US Department of Agriculture, and US Forest Service. Use patterns and visitor characteristics, attitudes and preferences in seven wilderness and other roadless areas in Montana, USA: Survey data from 1970. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-05-31. https://doi.org/10.3886/E248781V1

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Project Title:  View help for Project Title Use patterns and visitor characteristics, attitudes and preferences in seven wilderness and other roadless areas in Montana, USA: Survey data from 1970
Summary:  View help for Summary In 1970, visitor surveys were collected across seven study areas in Montana, United States; at the time of data collection, the study areas were either designated wilderness, established primitive areas, unclassified USDA Forest Service lands and, in one case (i.e., the Jewel Basin), a recognized roadless recreation area. This data publication includes all data from the seven surveys, all of which were identical in their general methodological approach. The questions asked include what wildlife they saw in the wilderness, was this their first visit to a roadless wilderness, how satisfied they were personally with their trip into the wilderness, what their gender is, how important or valuable wilderness areas are to them, what recreational activities they did in the wilderness, and if they used guidebooks or maps for the wilderness they visited.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-2025-0016

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms economy; inlandWaters; society; Environment and People; Recreation; Natural Resource Management & Use; Monitoring; wilderness stewardship planning; nature-based recreation; visitor use management; visitor experience; Montana; Idaho; California; Bob Marshall Wilderness; Cabinet Mountains Wilderness; Great Bear Wilderness; Jewel Basin Hiking Area; Mission Mountain Wilderness; Scapegoat Wilderness; Spanish Peaks Primitive Area
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Montana, California, Idaho
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 6/1/1970 – 11/1/1972
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2025-0016 Authors: Lucas, Robert C. ; Armatas, Christopher A. Publication year: 2025 (Downloaded 2026-05-30)


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