Visitor Profile (1997 NPS Visitor Study)

Percentage/Age

First time visitors

46%

Repeat visitors

54%

International visitors

7%

Visitors from California

69%

Visitors from Nevada

12%

Average age

36-55 years

Stayed less than 1 day

61%

Stayed 3–4 days

29%

Stayed 7 or more days

4%

Of those who stayed less than a day, (stayed only 1 hour)

10%

Of those who stayed less than a day, (stayed 2–4 hours)

52%

Visited Kelso Depot

66%

Visited Kelso Dunes

57%

Visited Hole-in-the-Wall campground

35%

Visited Mid Hills campground

25%

Visited Mitchell Caverns

22%

Traveled on Wildhorse Canyon road

19%

Traveled on Mojave Road

16%

Visited Caruthers Canyon

8%

Visited Zzyzx

4%