Title:

Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River: Visitor experience monitoring survey 2024

Author(s):

Rushing, Jaclyn Fox; Armatas, Christopher A.; Bramblett, Timothy; Thomsen, Jennifer M.

Publication Year:

2026

How to Cite:

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Rushing, Jaclyn Fox; Armatas, Christopher A.; Bramblett, Timothy; Thomsen, Jennifer M. 2026. Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River: Visitor experience monitoring survey 2024. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0044

Abstract:

These data describe a visitor experience monitoring effort administered June 2024 through November 2024 in the Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River corridor in central Arizona. A visitor survey was used to quantify components of the visitor experience and was designed to be replicable for future monitoring efforts. The visitor survey included questions about trip characteristics, respondents’ demographics, activity type, social and environmental perceptions, and opinions regarding policy and management issues.

Keywords:

environment; society; Environment and People; Recreation; visitor experience; Wild and Scenic Rivers; monitoring; recreational outstandingly remarkable value; Arizona; Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River; Coconino National Forest; Tonto National Forest

Related publications:

• Rushing, Jaclyn Fox; Armatas, Christopher A. 2025. Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River visitor experience monitoring survey 2024. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. (Internal report included as \Supplements\Fossil_Creek_Survey_2024_report.pdf; presented to the Red Rock Ranger District, Coconino National Forest in May 2025).

Metrics:

Visit count : 24 0
Download count: 1
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