. Biennial report. Forests and forestry. 10 i<:iJOVl following statistics illustrate the phenomenal growth of the out- door recreation movement in Montana : Glacier National Park showed an increase in attendance from visitors in 1910 to 210,072 visitors in 1936. During the same period, Yel- lowstone National Park recorded an increase in attendance from 35,849 visitors in 1910 to 432,570 people in 1936. The use of recreational facilities provided in the National Forests of Montana, in a five year period, showed a growth in attendance from 343,870 people in 1933 to 520,650 visitors in
. Biennial report. Forests and forestry. 10 i<:iJOVl following statistics illustrate the phenomenal growth of the out- door recreation movement in Montana : Glacier National Park showed an increase in attendance from visitors in 1910 to 210,072 visitors in 1936. During the same period, Yel- lowstone National Park recorded an increase in attendance from 35,849 visitors in 1910 to 432,570 people in 1936. The use of recreational facilities provided in the National Forests of Montana, in a five year period, showed a growth in attendance from 343,870 people in 1933 to 520,650 visitors in 1938, an increase of over 50%. Accurate records on cars entering the state, compiled by the Montana Highway Department, during recent years indicate that about 90% of such inter-state travel is for recreational and social purposes. During the seascm of 1936, 435,000 cars entered the state. P]ach party was handed a questionnaire card and 25% of these cards were properly filled out and returned. A compilation of this data at the end of the sea- VALUE pi:r OF tRAv6LtRfe):PENmi^E5 PERlSC NilN Ei\CH s:rAtE. Value of Traveler Expenditures per person in each state is the money spent during the 1938 travel season for recreation travel divided by the pop- ulation of the state, indicating the gross value of recreation travel to the citi- ens of the state. The total recreation travel expenditure for this year was $5,300, Montana can afford, according to this chart, to show a greater interest than almost any other state in the Region in the provision of park facilities for the traveler. These figures, based on 1938 travel, indicate that travel dis- hursements amounted to $. for each person in Montana, higher than any .state in the Region except Wyoming. (Comparative Thart through courtesy of National Parlv Service pi'epared for 14 states in Region II). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - co
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