Yellowstone National Park Visitor Use Study

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Yellowstone National Park Visitor Use Study

Visitor Comments Appendix Summer 2016

ON THE COVER Photograph of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River Photograph courtesy of Diane Renkin/National Park Service

Yellowstone National Park Visitor Use Study

Visitor Comments Appendix Summer 2016

RSG 55 Railroad Row White River Junction, VT 05001

July 2017

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Visitor Comments...........................................................................................................................1 Travel with a pet ........................................................................................................................ 1 Airport of last arrival ................................................................................................................. 4 Information sources used prior to and during trip ................................................................... 14 Most useful information sources ............................................................................................. 29 Reasons for visiting the park ................................................................................................... 54 Most important reasons for visit..............................................................................................62 Importance of resources ........................................................................................................ 120 Most important resources ...................................................................................................... 124 Problems in Yellowstone National Park................................................................................180 Learning from park................................................................................................................185 Desire to learn........................................................................................................................ 202 Most value about the park ..................................................................................................... 215 Prevent visit ........................................................................................................................... 245 Difficulty participating in activities.......................................................................................247 Specific difficulties................................................................................................................251 Safety issues ..........................................................................................................................252 Personal electronic device services ....................................................................................... 258 Quality of the facilities .......................................................................................................... 261 Expectations .......................................................................................................................... 271 Additional comments............................................................................................................. 280

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Table 1. Question 2, Pet type - verbatim responses ............................................................................... 1 Table 2. Question 3, Airport of last arrival - verbatim responses .......................................................... 4 Table 3. Question 11, Other website - verbatim responses..................................................................14 Table 4. Question 11, Other social media - verbatim responses..........................................................19 Table 5. Question 11, Other smartphone app - verbatim responses .................................................... 20 Table 6. Question 11, Other information source - verbatim responses................................................22 Table 7. Question 12, Most useful information sources - verbatim responses .................................... 29 Table 8. Question 13, Other reason 1 for visiting the park - verbatim responses................................54 Table 9. Question 13, Other reason 2 for visiting park- verbatim responses.......................................60 Table 10. Question 14, Most important reason 1 - verbatim responses...............................................62 Table 11. Question 14, Most important reason 2 for visit - verbatim responses ................................. 92 Table 12. Question 15, Other important resource 1 - verbatim responses.........................................120 Table 13. Question 15, Other important reason 2 for visit - verbatim responses .............................. 123 Table 14. Question 16, Most important resource 1 - verbatim responses..........................................124 Table 15. Question 16, Most important resource 2- verbatim responses...........................................153 Table 16. Question 17, Other problem - verbatim responses.............................................................180 Table 17. Question 18, Learn from park - verbatim responses..........................................................185 Table 18. Question 19, Desire to learn from park - verbatim responses............................................202 Table 19. Question 20, Most value - verbatim responses .................................................................. 215 Table 20. Question 21, Other prevent visit- verbatim responses ....................................................... 245 Table 21. Question 23, Difficult activities - verbatim responses.......................................................247 Table 22. Question 23, Other specific difficulties - verbatim responses ........................................... 251 Table 23. Question 24, Safety issues - verbatim responses ...............................................................252 Table 24. Question 25, Other electronic device services - verbatim responses ................................. 258 Table 25. Question 26, Services used - verbatim responses .............................................................. 261 Table 26. Question 27, Expectations not entirely met - verbatim responses ..................................... 271 Table 27. Question 27, Expectations not at all met - verbatim responses ......................................... 279 Table 28. Question 33, Comments - verbatim responses...................................................................280

Visitor Comments Travel with a pet Question 2

On this trip, did you and your personal group travel with a pet in Yellowstone NP? Please specify pet type(s). (open ended)

Table 1. Question 2, Pet type - verbatim responses

East 1 LARGE DOG. 2 DOGS 2 DOGS DACHSHUND CROSS AND BORDER COLLIE CROSS. DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG (PIT BULL). DOG LAB DOGS AND CAT. LABRADOR MINIATURE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD. North 1 CAT 2 2 DOGS 2 DOGS, HUSKIES. CAT CAT DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOGS, TWO MALTESE

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Table 1 (continued). Question 2, Pet type - verbatim responses

SALT LAKE CITY. SMALL DOG SMALL DOG SMALL DOG TWO DOGS TWO DOGS Northeast 1 MINI SCHNAUZER DOG. 1 ROTTWEILER PUPPY (6 MONTHS). BORDER COLLIE DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG: PUG LABRADOR RETRIEVER MINIATURE POODLE SCHNAUZER TWO SMALL DOGS. South 1 BIRD, 2 DOGS. 1 CAT 2 DOGS 2 DOGS, 1 CAT. CAT DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG - CHIHUAHUA DOG, MALTESE. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL - GERMAN SHEPHERD/LABRADOR. MALTIPOO SCHNAUZER West 2 BORDER COLLIES.

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