STUDY PROCEDURES 

 Self-Issued Permit System 



Trailhead "information centers" incorporating the 

 self-issuing permit facility were installed at all 11 trail 

 entry points to the Spanish Peaks Primitive Area by the 

 Gallatin/Bozeman Ranger District, Gallatin National 

 Forest, before July 1, 1978. The information centers 

 followed a new standard design for the Northern Region of 

 the Forest Service, consisting of two sign panels at major 

 entries and one sign panel at less-used trailheads (fig. 1 and 

 2). Standard Forest Service permit forms were used 

 (appendix 1). 



The Gallatin/Bozeman Ranger District, the Gallatin 

 National Forest, and Northern Region headquarters 

 informed the public about the new system, its purpose, 

 and desired visitor behavior through press releases to 

 local newspapers and personal contacts with key persons. 



Sample Sites 



in cooperation with the district ranger and his staff, 

 the following six trailheads, shown in figure 3, were chosen 

 for monitoring use and permit compliance: 



1. Spanish Creek 



2. Little Hellroaring Creek 



3. Hellroaring Creek 



4. Cascade Creek (Lava Lake) 



5. Deer Creek 



6. Hammond Creek 



These were the most-used trailheads. Other access 

 points received only very light use. 



Observation Period 



Sample sites were monitored from July 1 , 1 978, into the 

 fall as long as possible. Observations ended at different 

 trailheads from November 1 to November 8. 



(X) DUDLEY CR. 



Figure 3.-System of trails and trailheads in the Spanish Peaks Primitive Area. 



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