Costs for Developed Recreation Sites in the Northern Region, USDA Forest Service

摘要

Costs of various categories of campgrounds and picnic grounds, together with boating, swimming, and interpretive sites, are presented. Cost estimates are classified as to planning costs, construction costs, and operation and maintenance costs, all amortized and unamortized. Conversion factors are presented to express costs on the basis of site, site capacity and recreation use levels. Statistical cost models are developed to predict annual total cost per site as a function of site capacity and other variables. Data were obtained for a sample of sites and converted to 1980 dollars.