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Encounters, norms, crowding, management, and behavioral responses of visitors at coastal state parks in Oregon

Creator:

Mouw, Wesley J.

Abstract:

With the baby boomer cohort retiring and arguably having more time for outdoor recreation, coupled with population increases and government agencies encouraging people to recreate outdoors, areas such as state and national parks will likely continue seeing high visitation. It is imperative, therefore, for outdoor recreation managers and researchers to...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

and 10 overnight state parks on the Oregon coast. Results showed that overnight visitors