Zion National Park Visitor Use Study

OMB Control Number 1024-0224

Expires:

Angels Landing or Narrows Route Card

Dear Visitor,

Please carry this card with you for the duration of your hike today. Along the way, you will periodically encounter other survey administrators who will ask you for your card. They will record the time of day and location on the card, and will then return it to you. Each of these contacts will take less than 30 seconds, with no more than 10 total contacts throughout the day. At the end of your hike, you will be asked the answer a couple of questions on the back of the card before returning it to the survey administrator at the end of the trail If personnel is not available, there will be a drop box that you will be able to deposit your completed card into. Thanks you for your cooperation and have a safe and fun hike today.

Paperwork Reduction and Privacy Act Statements: The Paperwork Reduction Act requires us to tell you why we are collecting this information, how we will use it, and whether or not you have to respond. This information will be used by the National Park Service as authorized by 54 USC 100702. We will use this information to understand travel patterns, as well as visitor crowding, displacement, and safety on the Angels Landing trail. Your responses are voluntary and anonymous. Your name and address will not be collected. At the completion of this collection any personal information will be destroyed and in no way be connected with the results of this survey. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

Burden Estimate: We estimate that it will take an average of 6 minutes to complete this route card survey. You may send comments concerning the burden estimates or any aspect of this information collection to the Social Science Program Chief, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO, 80525-5596; nps_nrss_social_science@nps.gov (email).

______________ ID ______________ Date _____________ Initials

________ Group Size __________ Route [ZC / CR] __________ Day/Overnight [D / ON]

1. This section to be completed by the survey administrator.

Location		Time hh:mm:ss		Location		Time hh:mm:ss
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b				h
c				i
d				j
e				k
f				l

Please complete the following questions after the completion of your hike on the trail.

2. Did you hike to the top of Angels Landing today? (check one)

(OR for the Narrows)

Did you hike to the end of the Narrows trail today? (check one)

 Yes (go to Question 4)

 No (go to Question 3)

3. Which of the following best explains why you did not reach the top of Angel’s Landing on your hike today

(OR for the Narrows)

Which of the following best explains why you turned around where you did in the Narrows (check all that apply)

 I was too tired.

 I was too hot.

 I didn’t have enough water.

 I didn’t have enough time.

 I didn’t have proper footwear for the terrain.

 I was uncomfortable with the sharp drop-offs/exposure.

 Others on the trail were behaving dangerously.

 The number of people on the trail made me feel unsafe.

 It was taking too long due to the number of people on the trail.

 Other member(s) of my group wanted to turn around (please specify reason): ________________________________________________________

 A weather event occurred (e.g., thunder, lightning, high winds).

 Other (please specify): ____________________________________

4. On your hike today, did you take any of the following actions in response to crowding on the trail (check all that apply)?

 Passed crowd on outside of chains, while holding on to chains (Angel’s Landing).

 Passed crowd on outside of chains, while NOT holding on to chains (Angel’s Landing).

 Walked off trail.

 Turned around and came back before reaching the top/end.

 Other (please specify):_____________________________________