Boat Ramp Exit Survey

OMB CONTROL NUMBER: 0704-0553

OMB EXPIRATION DATE: 3/31/2022

BOAT RAMP EXIT INTERVIEW SURVEY

(Insert Lake Name) LAKE

Date:________________ Ramp:_____________________________________ Time:________________

Observe what type of boat was used? (circle one)

 Runabout/Speedboat/Ski Boat  Houseboat  Cabin Cruiser
 Pontoon Boat  Canoe/Kayak  Fishing Boat
 PWC (Jet Ski)  Sailboat
 High Performance Boat (cigarette boat)  Other: ___________________________________

“Hello. My name is __________. I am conducting a survey of boaters to help the Corps of Engineers learn more about boating experiences on ___________ Lake. Participation in this survey is completely voluntary, however your responses are important to the completeness and accuracy of this study. No personal information is requested and the responses you provide are combined with all other responses to help the lake managers understand boating use at this lake. The card I provided you has details about the applicable authorities and Privacy Act Statement. This survey will only take about 10 minutes. May I ask you a few questions?”

1. Have you boated on _________ lake before today? Yes No

If YES, How many total years have you been boating on this Lake? ________ years.

2. How many times per year do you typically boat on this Lake? ________ Times Per Year.

3. Including yourself, how many people were in your boat today? __________ (enter whole number)

How many of those were less than 18 years of age? ____________

4. How much time did you spend on the water today? _________ hours _________ minutes

What percent of that time would you estimate your boat motor was running? ______________%

If Other, describe activity here:

_______________________

_______________________

5. Please estimate the amount of time spent today on the following activities. (should total 100%)

Fishing	________%	Swimming	________%
Cruising	________%	Relaxing	________%
Water Skiing	________%	Sailing	________%
Tubing	________%	Other:	________%

6. Did you pull your boat ashore and step out of your boat to access the shoreline while boating today?

 Yes  No

7. What is the length of this boat? Feet: _____ Inches: _____ 8. What is the horsepower? ______________

9. How congested do you feel the boat ramp at the lake was today?

Not Congested	Somewhat Congested	Moderately Congested	Very Congested	Extremely Congested
				

Now I would like to ask you a few questions about where you do and do not go on the lake. Current location is marked with a star (*)

10. Do you have a favorite place to go on the lake?  Yes  No

If yes, please point to your favorite place on the lake. (interviewer circles and marks with an “F”)

Why is this your favorite location? _________________________________________________________________

11. Are there locations you deliberately avoid?  Yes  No

If yes, please point to the places you avoid on the lake. (interviewer circles and mark with A1, A2, etc)

Why do you avoid these locations? _________________________________________________________________

12. Are there locations where you feel unsafe?  Yes  No

If yes, please point to the places where you feel unsafe. (interviewer circles and marks with U1, U2, etc)

Why do you feel unsafe in these locations? ___________________________________________________________

13. How safe did you feel today at the following locations? (circle corresponding number)

Location	Not at all safe	Somewhat safe	Moderately safe	Very Safe	Extremely safe
At the boat ramp when launching your boat	1	2	3	4	5
On the water while boating	1	2	3	4	5

14. How crowded did you feel today at the following locations and situations? (circle corresponding number)

Location	Not at all crowded	Somewhat crowded	Moderately crowded	Very Crowded	Extremely crowded
At the boat ramp when launching your boat	1	2	3	4	5
On the water while boating	1	2	3	4	5
At the boat ramp when loading your boat?	1	2	3	4	5

15. I’d like to ask your opinion about the quantity of facilities and services on the lake. For each of the following, please indicate whether you think there are too many, about enough or more needed.

Boat Ramps  Too many  About enough  more needed

Parking Areas  Too many  About enough  More needed

Water Patrol Officers  Too many  About enough  More needed

Park Rangers  Too many  About enough  More needed

Marinas  Too many  About enough  More needed

16. Have you noticed any changes at this lake in the last five years? Yes No
(If yes, prompt for positive and negative)

What are the Positive changes: __________________________________________________________________________________________

What are the Negative changes: __________________________________________________________________________________________

17. We would like to know if you agree or disagree with the following statements about your experience today at __________ Lake. Options are strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree or strongly agree.

Statement	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
The overall quality of my experience has been positive.	1	2	3	4	5
The level of noise from motorized boating is acceptable to me.	1	2	3	4	5
The quality of water is acceptable to me.	1	2	3	4	5
The traffic on the water from motorized boats is acceptable to me.	1	2	3	4	5
The size of the boats that I saw is acceptable.	1	2	3	4	5

18. What is the city, state and zip code of your primary residence?

City: __________________________ State: _____ Zip: ________________

If not from the US, prompt for country of residence. Country: ______________________

19. Do you have any additional comments? (Write comments below)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME