The objectives of this study are (1) to compare the
costs of providing camping among different types of U.S.
Forest Service developed campgrounds in Oregon and Washington
and (2) to help determine possible policy implications
regarding future management in relation to costs of providing
the various campground facilities. To meet...
A detailed cost analysis was performed on 111 U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in the Pacific Northwest (Region 6). Five experience levels were analyzed to estimate facility, operation and maintenance, and opportunity costs. Cost functions, estimated by multiple linear regression analysis to predict the effect of size (number of sites) and...