The effects of travel distance on visitation and associated recreation benefits are tested for a large national park. Visitor responses to a survey depicting various natural resource scenarios at Rocky Mountain National Park were used to estimate the effects of distance traveled on nature-based...

Scenic landscapes demonstrate public good attributes and will be undervalued in the market. This research compares estimates of tourists' non-consumptive use values of ranch land open space in Routt County, Colorado from contingent valuation and contingent behaviour methods. If ranch lands are...