Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Vermont State Park Visitations: Day use and camping by state park

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Annual total visitation to Vermont state parks. Overnight camping, day use, and total counts are included.

People

  • Jessica Savage: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • camping, day use, recreation, state parks, vermont,

Organizations

  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation: lead

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

    Data Table

    • Title: Day use and camping by state park
    • Start Date: 1936-01-01
    • Description: State Park visitation counts (both day use and camping) in different years.

    • Purpose: Vermont’s forests are a source of considerable, year-around recreational opportunities. Vermont’s recreational opportunities attract visitors from all around the United States and abroad. Tallying the total count of day use and overnight visitors to Vermont’s forested state parks helps us quantify the draw these forests have for recreation.

    • Condensed Title: Z1232_2473_RDS276

    • Object Name: VMC.1232.2473

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Savage, Jessica. 2016. Vermont Department of Forest Parks and Recreation.

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/VTstatepark/dataset/day-use-camping-by-state-park

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Count
      • Label: Count
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Park
      • Label: Park
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Type
      • Label: Type
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Year
      • Label: Year
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: YYYY

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    Site Characteristics

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