Browsing by Author "Kenneth C. Gibbs"

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    Cost of Operating Public Campgrounds
    (1981) Kenneth C. Gibbs; Willem W.S. van Hees
    We sampled and analyzed 111 U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Region 6 campgrounds representing experience levels 1 through 5 to estimate facility, operation and maintenance, and opportunity costs for the entire Region. Facility costs were most significant, representing 66 percent of the total cost per site and per recreation visitor-day (RVD). Total annual costs per campground ranged from $800 (experience level 1) to $65,000 (experience level 5) at a 10 percent interest rate. Costs averaged $1.53 per RVD and $886 per site across all experience levels. Cost functions were estimated by multiple linear regression analysis to predict the effect of size (number of sites) and use (RVD) on cost. Functions such as these should help planners better predict average costs of both existing campground facilities and new developments. Once users needs have been determined, managers should be able to use such cost estimates as a basis for more accurate resource-allocation dicisions
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    Public Campgrounds: Are They Profitable?
    (1980-08) Kenneth C. Gibbs
    A detailed cost analysis on 111 USDA Forest Service (Region 6) campgrounds in the Pacific Northwest indicated that managing the average campground costs from $0.28 to $3.01 per recreation visitor-day (RVD), the amount depending on level of development. Revenue per RVD ranged from 0 to $0.27. Campers are currently being subsidized $12 million in taxes annually in this region alone—from $2.07 to $22.27 for an average family (3.7 people) per 24 hours. Cost implications of four possible management goals reflecting varying levels of subsidization (from 0 to total) are examined.