Public Campgrounds: Are They Profitable?
- 1 August 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Forestry
- Vol. 78 (8) , 466-468
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/78.8.466
Abstract
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.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: