Visitor Expenditure Patterns in Trail Towns on Kentucky’s Sheltowee Trace
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2021
Department
Agriculture & Tourism
Abstract
The Sheltowee Trace is a 333-mile trail extending from the northern boundary of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky to the southern boundary of the Big South Fork National Recreational Area in Tennessee. Kentucky has designated six official trail towns along the Sheltowee Trace: Morehead, Livingston, Slade, McKee, Stearns, and London. Data from an online survey of 2020 Sheltowee Trace visitors indicate they spent an average of $24.70 per visit in trail towns for food, retail, and transportation costs. Additionally, visitors staying the night spent an additional $76 at hotels/motels, $16 for camping, or $206 for rental cabins with an estimated 90% choosing to stay at least one night. Further explorations of marketing and meeting Sheltowee Trace visitor needs along with minimizing user impacts are strongly recommended.
First Page
21
Last Page
32
Publication Title
Kentucky SHAPE Journal
Publisher
Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
Recommended Citation
Maples, J.N., Bradley, M.J., Ray, J., Miller, A., & Brown, A. (2021). Visitor expenditure patterns in trail towns on Kentucky’s Sheltowee Trace. Kentucky SHAPE Journal, 59(1), 21-32.