Visitor use at String and Leigh Lakes Area of Grand Teton National Park: Recreational Users

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Visitor use at String and Leigh Lakes Area of Grand Teton National Park: Recreational Users

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Grand Teton Post-trip Survey: String and Leigh Lakes

PAPERWORK REDUCTION and PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT: 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. We are authorized by the National Park Service Protection Interpretation and research in System (54 USC §100702) to collect this information. The routine uses of this information will be for the benefit of NPS Managers and Planning staff Grand Teton National Park (GRTE) in future initiatives related to the visitor use and resource management within the String and Leigh Lakes area. The data collected will be summarized to evaluate visitor uses and expectations during their visit at GRTE. Your responses to this collection are completely voluntary and will remain anonymous. You can end the process at any time and will not be penalized in any way for choosing to do so. Data collected will only be reported in aggregates and no individually identifiable responses will be reported. 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 (1024-0224). We estimate that it will take about 5 minutes to complete and return this on-site questionnaire. You may send comments concerning the burden estimates or any aspect of this information collection to: Dr. Peter Newman, Department Head & Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, 801 Ford Building, University Park, PA 16802, Penn State University (address) or pbn3@psu.edu (email); or Phadrea Ponds NPS Information Collection Coordinator at pponds@nps.gov (email).

String and Leigh Lakes Recreational User Post-Survey – 2018

PREF5

Below is a list of benefits you may have attained while visiting the String and Leigh Lakes area. For each statement, please indicate how true you find each statement to be for your primary activity during your trip to String and Leigh Lakes area today.

During my primary activity at the String and Leigh Lake area, I have…	Not at all true	Slightly true	Somewhat true	Very true	Completely true
…improved my connection with nature.	1	2	3	4	5
…improved my appreciation of natural beauty.	1	2	3	4	5
…stimulated my senses through experiencing nature.	1	2	3	4	5
…increased my sense of absorption in nature.	1	2	3	4	5
…reduced my anxiety.	1	2	3	4	5
…restored my mind from unwanted stress.	1	2	3	4	5
…reduced my physical stress.	1	2	3	4	5
...improved my mood.	1	2	3	4	5
…gained a greater acceptance of myself.	1	2	3	4	5
…gained higher self-esteem.	1	2	3	4	5
…improved confidence in my abilities.	1	2	3	4	5
…increased my sense of adventure.	1	2	3	4	5
…enhanced my satisfaction through challenge.	1	2	3	4	5
…improved my sense of freedom.	1	2	3	4	5
…increased my sense of independence.	1	2	3	4	5
…increased my family bonds.	1	2	3	4	5
…enhanced my family life.	1	2	3	4	5
…kept the children of our group engaged in the outdoors.	1	2	3	4	5
…enhanced my socialization.	1	2	3	4	5
…improved my social bonds.	1	2	3	4	5
…enhanced my social identity.	1	2	3	4	5

ITIN26

Did you plan to visit the String and Leigh Lakes area earlier in the day than you would have liked to avoid crowds? (Please respond “yes” or “no”)

NO YES

ITIN26

Did you plan to visit the String and Leigh Lakes area later in the day than you would have liked to avoid crowds? (Please respond “yes” or “no”)

NO

YES

CROWD19
How crowded did you feel while recreating at the following sites in the String and Leigh Lakes area today? (Please select only one response per item)

Location	Not at all crowded	Slightly Crowded	Moderately crowded	Very Crowded	Extremely crowded
String Lake Picnic Area	1	2	3	4	5
String Lake Canoe Launch	1	2	3	4	5
String Lake Shoreline	1	2	3	4	5
Leigh Lake Trail	1	2	3	4	5
String Lake Open Water	1	2	3	4	5
Leigh Lake Open Water	1	2	3	4	5
Paintbrush Canyon Trail	1	2	3	4	5
Laurel Lake	1	2	3	4	5
Trapper Lake	1	2	3	4	5
Holly Lake	1	2	3	4	5
Hidden Falls	1	2	3	4	5
Inspiration Point	1	2	3	4	5
Jenny Lake Loop Trail	1	2	3	4	5

CROWD25

Did you do any of the following in response to the density of visitors at the String and Leigh Lakes area today? (Please respond “yes” or “no”)

Went to a different area of the lake that has less people	NO	YES
Went to Leigh Lake to avoid crowds at String Lake	NO	YES
Continued with my planned activity and location	NO	YES
Changed my primary activity to adjust to the number of people (if yes, please specify) _______________________________________________________________________	NO	YES

CROWD20

Below is a list of possible user groups you may have encountered in the String and Leigh Lakes area. For each item please indicate how true you find the following statements about the groups you may have encountered.

The behaviors of the following user group detracted from my experience today:	Not at all True	Slightly True	Moderately True	Very True	Completely True
Stand-up Paddle boarders	1	2	3	4	5
Canoeists	1	2	3	4	5
Kayakers	1	2	3	4	5
Shoreline Visitors	1	2	3	4	5
Other (please specify) __________________________________	1	2	3	4	5

RecEXP17

You indicated that the behavior of other visitors detracted from your experience today. How did you respond to other users’ behaviors that detracted from your experience today? (circle one) (SKIP LOGIC WILL BE USED FOR THIS QUESTION. ALL RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWER 2 OR HIGHER FOR ANY CATEGORY OF QUESTION 5 WILL BE SHOWN THIS QUESTION)

	I DID NOT do this	I DID NOT do this, but I thought about doing this	I DID do this
Changed your direction of travel	1	2	3
Created more distance between yourself and other user group(s)	1	2	3
Traveled to a different area on String or Leigh Lake	1	2	3
Verbally engaged with other user group(s)	1	2	3
Ended activity on String and Leigh Lakes earlier than planned	1	2	3
Switched activity type	1	2	3
Other (please specify__________________________	1	2	3

PARKING 15

On this visit to the String and Leigh Lakes area, did you or your group do any of the following things in response to crowded conditions? (Please respond “yes” or “no”)

Parallel parked along a curb	NO	YES
Parked along the Jenny Lake Road	NO	YES
Parked in a lot other than your preferred parking lot	NO	YES
Waited until a parking spot opened up in my preferred parking lot	NO	YES
Left and came back at an alternative time	NO	YES
Came to String and Leigh Lakes because you were unable to visit another area of the park (please specify)	NO	YES
Other (please specify ____________________________________________________	NO	YES
LNT20

How did the following conditions you may have experienced ADD or DETRACT from your experience in the String and Leigh Lakes area today? (Please select only one response per item)

Conditions	Detracted greatly	Detracted somewhat	Had no effect	Added somewhat	Added greatly	Did not experience
Bare soil	1	2	3	4	5
Trampled vegetation	1	2	3	4	5
Eroded soil	1	2	3	4	5
Tree damage	1	2	3	4	5
Number of undesignated trails	1	2	3	4	5
Vegetation loss on lakeshores	1	2	3	4	5
Litter	1	2	3	4	5
Presence of park personnel	1	2	3	4	5
Water quality	1	2	3	4	5
Condition of the restrooms	1	2	3	4	5
Other (please specify): __________________________	1	2	3	4	5

GROUP5

How many people were in your personal group today, including you? (Please respond below)

____ Number of people

INFOSOURCE7

When planning your trip to Grand Teton National Park, which information source did you use most to find information about visiting the String and Leigh Lakes area? (Please select only one response)

Brochure/map

Ranger/employee

Other visitors

Newspaper

Interpretive program

Social media

NPS Website

Other website

Signs

Educational groups

I did not use any of these

DEST22

Using the map below to identify the locations you visited today only, please select the locations in the String and Leigh Lakes area where you experienced the following outcomes.. (Please provide only one response per item)

Improved connection with nature