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D. Visitor Use Analysis 1. Visitation Visitation to the park is reflected in the 10-year bar chart and the monthly chart for 1986. Peak visitation day for 1986 occurred on August 18 (Monday). The main visitor season runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. 2. Weekly Use Patterns Weekly use patterns show a response to weather conditions rather than to days of the week. It appears that if weather were not a factor, weekly visitation would be fairly evenly distributed. Both cold and precipitation affect visitor use, but there is no pattern related to a weekly cycle. 3. Daily Use Patterns Daily patterns demonstrate a typical day-use cycle with peak hours being mid-morning (10:00-11:00) and mid-afternoon (2: 00-3: 00) . There is some visitor activity from sunrise until after dark, but peaks are strongly mid-morning and mid-afternoon. 4. Visitor Origins The origin of visitors is well distributed over the nation. The largest number seem to come from the U.S. highway 50 corridor Kansas, Missouri, the upper-south, and central and northern California. The eastern slope of Colorado leads, but not by a significant amount. Other origins of note include Texas and the sun belt of the southwest. Most foreign visitors are from Japan, West Germany, Britain and Australia. Local visitation has always been low and is expected to be lower with increased entrance fees. National visitation accounts for about 60%, Colorado (mostly eastern slope) about 15%, local about 10% [usually during off (non-fee)-season] and the remaining 15% is split between foreign visitors and those with undesignated home addresses. 5. Length of Stay Over 90% of the visitors to Black Canyon are day users. One-night campground use accounts for nearly all the 16