Form 7-2546 Recreation Activities Survey

OMB Control No. 1006-00xx
Expiration Date: xx/xx/xx

Recreation Activities Survey

Paperwork Reduction Act
The purpose of this survey is to provide information to the Bureau of Reclamation for evaluating and
improving the recreation services and programs that it provides to the public. Response to this survey
is voluntary. No action may be taken against you for refusing to supply the information requested. The
reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 20 minutes, which includes the time for reviewing
instructions and completing and reviewing the form. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a current valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. Please direct comments regarding the burden
estimate or any other aspect of these forms to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: Darrell Welch,
84-53000, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225. Mr. Welch can also be contacted at 303-445-2711 or
via e-mail at [email protected].

Privacy Act Statement
No Privacy Act Information is being collected; therefore, no direct link to the individual(s) filling out this
survey will be available. Information collected will be compiled to produce statistics.

U.S. Department of the Interior
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RECREATION ACTIVITIES SURVEY
For agency use only
Recreation area being surveyed: ______________________________________________

Section A
Screening Questions
1.

2.

What activity or activities do you plan on participating in at the recreation area during your
current visit? Check (9 ) all the activities you will be participating in on your current visit.
___

Tent camping

___

Swimming

___

RV / trailer camping

___

Hiking

___

Day use / picnicking

___

Kayaking

___

Pleasure boating

___

Canoeing

___

Bicycling

___

Horseback riding

___

Interpretive Program

___

Hunting

___

Boat fishing

___ Sightseeing

___

Water skiing / tubing

___

Wakeboarding

___

Sailing

___

Other activities (please list below):

___

Fishing from shore

___

Wildlife viewing

What were the five primary activities during this trip? In the order of importance, list the
activity or activities you checked in Q. 1, the number of people in your group participating
in that activity, and the percent of time spent doing that activity.
List the 5 primary activities in
order of importance

Number of people
participating in
activity

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1

Percent of time spent
participating.

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Section B
GENERAL ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS
Please answer questions 3 – 7 for the primary activity in which you most frequently participate.
This should be for the recreation activity listed first in Q. 2.
3.

Is the number of times you spent participating in your primary activity more, less, or about
the same as the past 3 years? Please check (9 ) only one.
_____ more

4.

_____ less

How many days or hours per trip, on average, do you spend participating in your primary
activity at this recreation area?
_____ days

5.

_____ about the same

_____ hours

How many times a year, on average, do you spend participating in your primary activity at
this recreation area?
_____ times

6.

How would you rate yourself when participating in your primary activity? Please
check (9 ) the most appropriate rating.
_____ Novice _____ Intermediate _____ Advanced _____ Expert

7.

How many days or hours did you and other members of your household participate in the
primary activity during each of the following seasons last year?
Season

Month

Number of days

Spring

March, April, May

Summer

June, July, August

Fall

September, October, November

Winter

December, January, February

Section C
Activity Behavior
BOATING
8.

Are you boating during this visit? If NO, go to Q. 12.
_____ Yes

_____ No

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Number of hours

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9.

On this trip, how many days or hours do you plan on boating?
_____ days boating on this trip _____ hours boating on this trip

10.

Please answer these questions for the boat you will use most on the lake during your visit.
a. Please check (9 ) the boat type below that best describes the boat you will use during
this trip.
___

Cabin cruiser

___

Sailboat

___

Runabout

___

Rowboat

___

Bass boat

___

Canoe

___

Houseboat

___

Other (please describe): _______________

___

Pontoon

b. What type of power does your boat use? Please check (9 ) the best answer.
___

Outboard

___

Sail only, no auxiliary engine

___

Inboard

___

Sail with auxiliary engine

___

Inboard/outboard

___

Paddle / oar only

c. How long is your boat?
_____ feet
d. What is the total horsepower of your boat?
_____ horsepower
11.

Write a number 1 in front of the boating activity you did the longest, a number 2 in front of
the activity you did second longest, and so on. If you did not do one or more of the
activities listed, just leave the space in front of the activity blank.
___

Trolling

___

Sailing

___

Swimming from your boat

___

Jet skiing

___

Water skiing

___

Other (please describe): _______________

___

Pleasure cruising

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FISHING – QUESTIONS 12-16 ARE ABOUT THE FISH YOU CAUGHT DURING THIS VISIT
If you are not fishing, go to Q 20.
12.

If fishing, which of the following did you use most frequently on this fishing trip? Please
check (9 ) all that apply.
_____ Lures _____ Bait _____ Flies _____ All about the same
If you are not fishing during this trip, please go to Q 16.

13.

Did you boat fish or bank fish? Please check (9 ) one answer.
_____ Boat fish

14.

_____ Bank fish

What was your primary method of fishing? Please check (9 ) one answer.
_____ Boat fishing

15.

_____ Both boat and bank fish

_____ Bank fishing

How many fish did you catch on this (or most recent) fishing trip?
____ fish

16.

How many fish did you catch that were longer than 14 inches?
_____ number of fish longer than 14 inches

QUESTIONS 17 – 19 ARE ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT FISHING DURING A CALENDAR
YEAR
17.

On average, how many times do you fish during each of the following seasons?
_____ Spring (March, April, May)
_____ Summer (June, July, August)
_____ Fall (September, October, November)
_____ Winter (December, January, February)

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18.

What percentage of all the time you spend fishing do you fish for:
Percent

19.

_____

cold freshwater fishing (trout)

_____

warm freshwater fishing (bass, bream, etc.)

_____

saltwater fishing

_____

anadromous fishing (salmon, striped bass, shad, etc.)

Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of a fishing club or organization?
_____ Yes _____ No
If YES, what is the name of the club or organization?
__________________________________________

HUNTING
20.

If hunting, fill in the appropriate boxes below for your entire party. If you are not hunting,
go to Q. 21.
Species hunted

Deer

Turkey

Elk

Dove

Quail

Waterfowl

Antelope

Other

Number sighted
Number shot at
Number bagged

CAMPING
21.

If camping, please identify the type of camping shelter you normally use at this recreation
area (please check [9 ] one or more). If you are not camping, please go to Q. 24.
___

Tent

___

Van

___

Pop-up trailer

___

Cabin

___

Screened shelter

___

Travel trailer

___

Recreation motorhome

___

Other (specify): ____________________

___

Truck camper

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22.

For this year, how many trips did you stay overnight at any campground? (Consider a trip
as the time from leaving your residence to returning to your residence.)
_____ number of trips

23.

For this year, how many times did you camp at this recreation area?
_____ number of times

Section C
Barriers and Constraints
24.

In general, during all your trips to this recreation area what things have you experienced
that have detracted from your enjoyment of participating in your primary activities (rank
the following things in the order that they detracted from your enjoyment, with the number
1 being the most distracting).
_____ Crowded facilities
_____ Rowdy behavior by other visitors
_____ Expensive use fees
_____ Too many rules and regulations
_____ Long waits to use facilities
_____ Other_____________________________________________________________

26.

Generally, how satisfied were you with your recreational activities? Please
check (9 ) only one.
_____ Extremely satisfied
_____ Satisfied
_____ Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
_____ Dissatisfied
_____ Extremely dissatisfied
If dissatisfied or extremely dissatisfied, why?

___________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________
27.

On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the perfect trip), how would you rate the quality of
your recreational experience at this recreation area during this trip?
_____ rating

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28.

What were the most enjoyable aspects of your recent visit?

29.

What were the least enjoyable aspects of your visit?

30.

If, for some reason, you could not engage in your primary activity listed as number 1 in
Q. 2, would you engage in another recreational activity instead?
_____ Yes _____ No
If YES, what recreational activity would you do instead?

________________________

Section D
User Profile/Demographics
Note: The background information being collected below is needed to provide a profile of our
study population to make sure it is representative of all the visitors to our recreation area. None
of the information in this or other sections will be associated with any names or addresses.
31.

Are you from in-state, out-of-state or another country? Please check (9 ) only one
location.
_____In-State

_____Out-of-State

_____Another County

Note: The two questions below are designed to describe your ethnicity and race. Regardless of
your answer to Q. 32, go to Q. 33.
32.

Are you Hispanic or Latino (i.e., a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or
Central American, or other Spanish culture, regardless of race)?
_____ Yes
_____ No

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33.

Please select one or more racial categories with which you most closely identify. Please
check (9 ) all that apply.
_____ American Indian or Alaska Native
_____ Asian
_____ Black or African American
_____ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
_____ White

— Thank you for your cooperation —

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