The Fall 1999 issues of the Journal of Leisure Research (JLR) and Journal of Park and Recreation Administration (JPRA) were devoted entirely to recreation fee research. These issues, which were guest edited by Alan Watson, include a number of papers on the implications of charging fees for wilderness use. Below we have listed the articles contained in each issue (by principal author) and information on how to order these issues.

Journal of Leisure Research. 1999. Volume 31, Number 3.


Richer, Jerrell Ross. Appropriate fees for wilderness day use: pricing decisions for recreation on public land.

More, Thomas A. A functionalist approach to user fees.

Williams, Daniel R. Structural equation modeling of users' response to wilderness recreation fees.

Winter, Patricia. Anticipated responses to a fee program: the key is trust.

Lindberg, Kreg. Price responsiveness in the developing country nature tourism context: Review and Costa Rican case study.

Schroeder, Herbert. Stated choice models for predicting the impact of user fees at public recreation sites.

Watson, Alan E. Research implications of the theme issues "Recreation Fees and Pricing Issues in the Public Sector" (Journal of Park and Recreation Administration) and "Societal Response to Recreation Fees on Public Lands" (Journal of Leisure Research).


To purchase the Journal of Leisure Research issue (vol. 31, no. 3), send a check or money order for $10 per issue to:

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
Subscription Department
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148-4501

*make check out to NRPA*

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 1999. Volume 17, Number 3.


Martin, Steve. A policy implementation analysis of the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program: Convergence of public sentiment, agency programs, and policy principles?

Absher, Jim. The value of research in recreation fee project implementation.

Bowker, J.M. User fees for recreation services on public lands: A national assessment.

Krannich, Richard S. Implications of the National Park Service Recreational Fee Demonstration Program for park operations and management: perceptions of NPS managers.

Kyle, Gerard. The influence of outcome messages and involvement on participant reference price.

Schneider, Ingrid E. Displacement as a response to the federal recreation fee program.

Trainor, Sarah Fleisher. Recreation fees in the context of wilderness values.

Vogt, Christine A. Support for wilderness recreation fees: The influence of fee purpose and day versus overnight use.


To purchase the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration issue (vol. 17, no. 3): Call 1-800-327-5557 (Sagamore Publishing)  OR
Order from their website (www.sagamorepub.com),  OR
Order through books@sagamorepub.com. The price is $15 per issue.

If you have any questions, contact Alan Watson at the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute.