**NATURAL RESOURCE RECREATION SETTINGS MATRIX**

**PHYSICAL -- LAND & FACILITIES: character of the natural landscape**

***Primitive Back Country Middle Country Front Country Rural Urban***

Pristine Transition

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| > | ** | Mo | Mo | More    | On or   | On or   | On or   | Mu      |
|   | Re | re | re | than ½  | near    | near    | near    | nicipal |
| * | mo | th | th | mile    | mo      | i       | paved   | street  |
| * | te | an | an | from    | torized | mproved | primary | and     |
| * | ne | 10 | 3  | any     | routes, | gravel  | hi      | roads   |
| M | ss | m  | m  | kind of | but at  | roads,  | ghways, | within  |
| a | ** | il | il | mo      | least ½ | but at  | but     | towns   |
| p |    | es | es | torized | mile    | least ½ | still   | or      |
| p |    | fr | fr | ro      | from    | mile    | within  | cities. |
| e |    | om | om | ute/use | all     | from    | a rural |         |
| d |    | a  |    | area,   | i       | hi      | area.   |         |
| * |    | ny | a  | but not | mproved | ghways. |         |         |
| * |    | m  | ny | as      | roads,  |         |         |         |
| * |    | ot | m  | distant | though  |         |         |         |
|   |    | or | ot | as 3    | they    |         |         |         |
|   |    | iz | or | miles   | may be  |         |         |         |
|   |    | ed | iz |         | in      |         |         |         |
|   |    | r  | ed |         | sight.  |         |         |         |
|   |    | ou | ro |         |         |         |         |         |
|   |    | te | ut |         |         |         |         |         |
|   |    |    | e. |         |         |         |         |         |
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|   |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
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| > | *  | U  |    | Natur   | Natur   | La      | Natural | Ur      |
|   | *N | nd |    | ally-ap | ally-ap | ndscape | la      | banized |
| * | at | is |    | pearing | pearing | pa      | ndscape | devel   |
| * | ur | tu |    | la      | la      | rtially | substa  | opments |
| * | al | rb |    | ndscape | ndscape | m       | ntially | d       |
| I | ne | ed |    | having  | except  | odified | m       | ominate |
| l | ss | n  |    | modifi  | for     | by      | odified | lan     |
| l | ** | at |    | cations | obvious | roads/  | by      | dscape. |
| u |    | ur |    | not     | mo      | trails, | agri    |         |
| s |    | al |    | readily | torized | utility | culture |         |
| t |    | la |    | noti    | routes. | lines,  | or      |         |
| r |    | nd |    | ceable. |         | etc.,   | ind     |         |
| a |    | sc |    |         |         | but     | ustrial |         |
| t |    | ap |    |         |         | none    | devel   |         |
| e |    | e. |    |         |         | ov      | opment. |         |
| d |    |    |    |         |         | erpower |         |         |
| > |    |    |    |         |         | natural |         |         |
|   |    |    |    |         |         | la      |         |         |
| i |    |    |    |         |         | ndscape |         |         |
| n |    |    |    |         |         | fe      |         |         |
| > |    |    |    |         |         | atures. |         |         |
|   |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| M |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| a |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| t |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| r |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| i |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| x |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| * |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| * |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
| * |    |    |    |         |         |         |         |         |
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|   | *  | N  |    | Some    | Mai     | I       | Modern  | El      |
|   | *V | on |    | pr      | ntained | mproved | fac     | aborate |
|   | is | e. |    | imitive | and     | yet     | ilities | full-   |
|   | it |    |    | trails  | marked  | modest, | such as | service |
|   | or |    |    | made of | trails, | rustic  | campg   | fac     |
|   | Fa |    |    | native  | simple  | fac     | rounds, | ilities |
|   | ci |    |    | ma      | tr      | ilities | group   | such as |
|   | li |    |    | terials | ailhead | such as | sh      | l       |
|   | ti |    |    | such as | develo  | cam     | elters, | aundry, |
|   | es |    |    | log     | pments, | psites, | boat    | resta   |
|   | ** |    |    | bridges | i       | res     | la      | urants, |
|   |    |    |    | and     | mproved | trooms, | unches, | and     |
|   |    |    |    | carved  | signs,  | trails, | and     | gro     |
|   |    |    |    | wooden  | and     | and     | occ     | ceries. |
|   |    |    |    | signs.  | very    | inter   | asional |         |
|   |    |    |    |         | basic   | pretive | ex      |         |
|   |    |    |    |         | t       | signs.  | hibits. |         |
|   |    |    |    |         | oilets. |         |         |         |
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**SOCIAL -- VISITOR USE & USERS: character of recreation-tourism use**

***Primitive Back Country Middle Country Front Country Rural Urban***

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| > | * |    | Fewer   | 3-6     | 7-14    | 15-29   | People  | Busy    |
|   | * |    | than 3  | encount | encount | encount | seem to | place   |
| * | C |    | encount | ers/day | ers/day | ers/day | be      | with    |
| * | o |    | ers/day | off     | off     | off     | ge      | other   |
| * | n |    | at camp | travel  | travel  | travel  | nerally | people  |
| M | t |    | sites   | routes  | route   | route   | ever    | con     |
| a | a |    | and     | (e      | s(e.g., | s(e.g., | ywhere. | stantly |
| p | c |    | fewer   | .g.,cam | staging | campg   |         | in      |
| p | t |    | than 6  | psites) | areas)  | rounds) |         | view.   |
| e | s |    | encount | and     | and     | and 30  |         |         |
| d | w |    | ers/day | 7-15    | 15-29   | or more |         |         |
| * | i |    | on      | encount | enco    | encount |         |         |
| * | t |    | travel  | ers/day | unters/ | ers/day |         |         |
| * | h |    | routes. | on      | day en  | in      |         |         |
|   | * |    |         | travel  | route   | route.  |         |         |
|   | * |    |         | routes. |         |         |         |         |
|   |   |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | * |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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|   | t |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | h |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | e |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | r |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | g |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | r |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | o |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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|   | p |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | s |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | * |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   | * |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+---+---+----+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   |   |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+---+---+----+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| > |   | *  | Fewer   | 4-6     | 7-12    | 13-25   | 26-50   | Greater |
|   |   | *G | than or | people  | people  | people  | people  | than 50 |
| * |   | ro | equal   | per     | per     | per     | per     | people  |
| * |   | up | to 3    | group.  | group   | group.  | group.  | per     |
| * |   | Si | people  |         |         |         |         | group.  |
| I |   | ze | per     |         |         |         |         |         |
| l |   | ** | group.  |         |         |         |         |         |
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| r |   | er |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| a |   | th |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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| e |   | y  |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| d |   | ou |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| > |   | ow |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|   |   | n) |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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| a |   |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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| * |   |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| * |   |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| * |   |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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|   |   | ** | No      | Areas   | Small   | Small   | A few   | Large   |
|   |   | Ev | alt     | of      | areas   | areas   | large   | areas   |
|   |   | id | eration | alt     | of      | of      | areas   | of      |
|   |   | en | of the  | eration | alte    | alt     | of      | alt     |
|   |   | ce | natural | un      | ration. | eration | alte    | eration |
|   |   | of | t       | common. | Surface | pre     | ration. | pre     |
|   |   | U  | errain. | Little  | veg     | valent. | Surface | valent. |
|   |   | se | Foo     | surface | etation | Surface | veg     | Some    |
|   |   | ** | tprints | veg     | showing | veg     | etation | e       |
|   |   |    | only    | etation | wear    | etation | absent  | rosion. |
|   |   |    | ob      | wear    | with    | gone    | with    | Con     |
|   |   |    | served. | ob      | some    | with    | h       | stantly |
|   |   |    | Sounds  | served. | bare    | co      | ardened | hear    |
|   |   |    | of      | Sounds  | soils.  | mpacted | soils.  | people. |
|   |   |    | people  | of      | Sounds  | soils   | Sounds  |         |
|   |   |    | rare.   | people  | of      | ob      | of      |         |
|   |   |    |         | infr    | people  | served. | people  |         |
|   |   |    |         | equent. | occas   | Sounds  | fre     |         |
|   |   |    |         |         | ionally | of      | quently |         |
|   |   |    |         |         | heard.  | people  | heard.  |         |
|   |   |    |         |         |         | re      |         |         |
|   |   |    |         |         |         | gularly |         |         |
|   |   |    |         |         |         | heard.  |         |         |
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**OPERATIONAL -- ADMINISTRATION & SERVICES: character of how Public Land
Managers, Cooperative Agencies and Local Businesses Care for the Area
and Serve Visitors**

***Primitive Back Country Middle Country Front Country Rural*** Urban

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| > | ** | None    | M       | Fou     | Tw      | O       | Wide    |
|   | Me | what    | ountain | r-wheel | o-wheel | rdinary | variety |
| * | ch | soever. | bikes   | drives, | drive   | highway | of      |
| * | an |         | and     | all-    | v       | auto    | street  |
| * | iz |         | perhaps | terrain | ehicles | and     | v       |
| M | ed |         | other   | ve      | predo   | truck   | ehicles |
| a | ** |         | mec     | hicles, | minant, | traffic | and     |
| p |    |         | hanized | dirt    | but     | is      | highway |
| p | *  |         | use,    | bikes,  | also    | c       | traffic |
| e | *U |         | but all | or      | four    | haracte | is      |
| d | se |         | is      | snow    | wheel   | ristic. | ever-p  |
| * | ** |         | non-mo  | mobiles | drives  |         | resent. |
| * |    |         | torized | in      | and     |         |         |
| * |    |         |         | a       | non-mot |         |         |
|   |    |         |         | ddition | orized, |         |         |
|   |    |         |         | to      | mec     |         |         |
|   |    |         |         | non-mot | hanized |         |         |
|   |    |         |         | orized, | use.    |         |         |
|   |    |         |         | mec     |         |         |         |
|   |    |         |         | hanized |         |         |         |
|   |    |         |         | use.    |         |         |         |
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|   |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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| > | *  | None is | Basic   | Area    | Info    | Info    | Info    |
|   | *V | av      | maps,   | br      | rmation | rmation | rmation |
| * | is | ailable | but     | ochures | ma      | de      | de      |
| * | it | o       | area    | and     | terials | scribed | scribed |
| * | or | n-site. | pe      | maps,   | d       | to the  | to the  |
| I | Se |         | rsonnel | plus    | escribe | left,   | left,   |
| l | rv |         | seldom  | area    | rec     | plus    | plus    |
| l | ic |         | av      |         | reation | exp     |         |
| u | es |         | ailable | pe      | areas   | erience | re      |
| s | ** |         | to      | rsonnel | and     | and     | gularly |
| t |    |         | provide | occ     | acti    | benefit | sc      |
| r |    |         | on-site | asional | vities. | descri  | heduled |
| a |    |         | ass     | present | Area    | ptions. | on-site |
| t |    |         | istance | to      | pe      |         | outdoor |
| e |    |         |         | provide | rsonnel | Area    | skills  |
| d |    |         |         | on-site | are     | pe      | demonst |
| > |    |         |         | assi    |         | rsonnel | rations |
|   |    |         |         | stance. | perio   | do      | and     |
| i |    |         |         |         | dically | on-site | c       |
| n |    |         |         |         | ava     | edu     | linics. |
| > |    |         |         |         | ilable. | cation. |         |
|   |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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| * |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| * |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| * |    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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|   | ** | No      | Signs   | Occ     | Rules   | Regu    | Con     |
|   | Ma | visitor | at key  | asional | clearly | lations | tinuous |
|   | na | c       | access  | reg     | posted  | pro     | enfo    |
|   | ge | ontrols | points  | ulatory | with    | minent. | rcement |
|   | me | ap      | on      | s       | some    | Total   | to      |
|   | nt | parent. | basic   | igning. | s       | use     | redis   |
|   | ** | No use  | user    | Mo      | easonal | limited | tribute |
|   |    | limits. | ethics. | torized | or      |         | use and |
|   | ** | Enfo    | May     | and     | day-    | by      | reduce  |
|   | Co | rcement | have    | mec     | of-week | permit, | user    |
|   | nt | p       | back    | hanized | use     | reser   | con     |
|   | ro | resence | country | use     | restri  | vation, | flicts, |
|   | ls | very    | use     | restri  | ctions. | etc.    | h       |
|   | ** | rare.   | restri  | ctions. | P       | Routine | azards, |
|   |    |         | ctions. | Random  | eriodic |         | and     |
|   |    |         | Enfo    | enfo    | enfo    | enfo    | r       |
|   |    |         | rcement | rcement | rcement | rcement | esource |
|   |    |         | p       | pr      | pr      | pr      | damage. |
|   |    |         | resence | esence. | esence. | esence. |         |
|   |    |         | rare    |         |         |         |         |
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