Nonresident Travel Patterns Between Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks

Authors

Norma P. Nickerson, The University of Montana-MissoulaFollow
Keith Bosak, The University of Montana-Missoula
Kyla Zaret, The University of Montana-MissoulaFollow

Document Type

Report

Publisher

The Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research

Publication Date

2-1-2009

Disciplines

Leisure Studies | Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration | Tourism and Travel

Abstract

Travel patterns of nonresidents who visited both Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks on their trip to Montana were analyzed for this study. Results showed a number of travel patterns emerged, but two patterns, the open loop and the linear patterns, were predominate. This report provides a discussion of travel patterns with detailed maps included.

Keywords

nonresident travel patterns, glacier national park, yellowstone national park, open loop, linear patterns, distance decay theory, travel between Glacier and Yellowstone, route maps

Rights

© 2009 ITRR

Recommended Citation

Nickerson, Norma P.; Bosak, Keith; and Zaret, Kyla, "Nonresident Travel Patterns Between Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks" (2009). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications. 91.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/itrr_pubs/91