1. A Statewide Telephone Survey of Utah Residents’ Attitudes Toward Recreational Trails Mountainland Planning District Results Institute for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Utah State University

2. Governor’s Trails Initiative Statewide Telephone Survey Purpose To substantiate Utah residents’ opinions on: trails values and benefits awareness and use of trails perception of needs and preferences related to trails in Utah

3. Methodology  Utilized a random sample of household telephone numbers, stratified by the seven Planning Districts in the state.  In each Planning District, conducted a total of 370 telephone interviews, proportionately divided based on individual counties’ population percentage in the district.  Interviewed one adult in each household. Utah’s Planning Districts

4. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND Statewide and Mountainland Results Have you used any trails in Utah in the past 12 months?

5. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND Are there other members of your household who have used trails in Utah in the past 12 months? YES NO

6. What kinds of activities do you participate in on trails? For 190 Trail Users in the Mountainland Planning District: Hiking…………………………………68.9% Biking/Mountain Biking……………..29.5% Walking……………………………….15.3% ATV Driving………………………….13.1% Horseback Riding………...……….…. 7.9% Birdwatching/Wildlife Viewing…….. 5.3% Backpacking…………………...…….. 4.7% Jogging/Running…...…….…….……. 3.7% Camping………..…………...………... 3.2% Hunting……...……………………….. 3.2% OHV Driving……………………….... 1.6% Motorcycle/Dirt Biking…...…………. 1.6%

7. Do you know if there is a trail within 15 minutes of your home or workplace? STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND YES NO YES NO Don’t Know

8. How long does it take you to get from your home to your favorite trail?

9. Would you like to use trails in Utah more than you did in the past 12 months? STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND NO YES NO

10. Main Reason Mountainland Trail Users Did Not Use Trails As Much As They Would Have Liked Main Reasons (n) % Not enough time/Too busy with other activities10869.2% Personal health concerns/Age/Disability 8 5.1% None convenient/No trails close to home 6 3.8% Closed to certain activities 5 3.2% Family/Little children 4 2.6% Don’t know where trails are located 3 1.9% Don’t like trails with non-motorized use 3 1.9% No one to go with 3 1.9% Traveling out-of-state for past 12 months 2 1.3% Not enough information about trails 2 1.3% Not enough money 2 1.3% Other reasons 10 6.2% (Total n=156)

11. Main Reason Mountainland Non-Users of Trails Did Not Use Trails As Much As They Would Have Liked Main Reasons (n) % Not enough time/Too busy with other activities 51 48.6% Personal health concerns/Age/Disability 17 16.2% None convenient/No trails close to home 7 6.7% New to area 6 5.7% Don’t know where trails are located 5 4.8% Traveling out-of-state in the past 12 months 3 2.9% Not enough money 2 1.9% Not enough information about trails 2 1.9% Family/Little children 2 1.9% Other reasons 10 9.7% (Total n=105)

12. Main Reason Mountainland Non-Users of Trails Do Not Want To Use Trails Main Reasons (n) % Personal health concerns/Age/Disability 30 40.0% Not enough time/Too busy with other activities 16 21.3% Little or no interest/Do not care for outdoors 13 17.3% Walk other places 3 4.0% None convenient/No trails close to home 2 2.7% Not enough information about trails 2 2.7% No one to go with 1 1.3% Not enough money 1 1.3% Poorly maintained 1 1.3% Too steep/Too strenuous 1 1.3% Other reasons 5 6.6% (Total n=75)

13. Would you support the use of additional public funds for motorized trails in Utah? STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND NO YES NO ?? ? ?

14. Would you support the use of additional public funds for non-motorized trails in Utah? STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND NO YES NO ???

15. Would you support a tax increase if the additional money would be used to enhance your use and enjoyment of trails in Utah? STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND NO YES NO ????

16. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND Having quality trails in Utah is important to me. (percentage strongly agreeing and agreeing)

17. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND I personally receive little or no benefit from trails in Utah. (percentage strongly agreeing and agreeing)

18. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND Having trails in my area results in economic benefits for local communities. (percentage strongly agreeing and agreeing)

19. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND Preservation of historic trails in Utah is important to me. (percentage strongly agreeing and agreeing)

20. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND Having trails in or near my community allows me to be physically active and lead a healthy lifestyle. (percentage strongly agreeing and agreeing)

21. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND Having trails in or near my community does little for my quality of life. (percentage strongly agreeing and agreeing)

22. STATEWIDEMOUNTAINLAND Gender of Respondents

23. Age of Respondents in the Mountainland Planning District Trail Users Average Age: 37.8 years Non-Users Average Age: 44.1 years

24. A Statewide Telephone Survey of Utah Residents’ Attitudes Toward Recreational Trails Steven W. Burr, Director Dale J. Blahna, Research Scientist Douglas Reiter, Research Associate Michael Butkus, Programs Administrator Institute for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Utah State University 5220 Old Main Hill Logan, Utah 84322-5220 (435) 797-7094 swburr@cc.usu.edu