Capacity From Pinch Points

Estimate a morning capacity for a canyon viewpoint where the deck holds 40 people, parking holds 18 cars, and the approach trail creates delays when groups meet. Capacity is the amount and type of use that maintains desired resource and visitor-experience conditions under stated management assumptions. The common shortcut is to use the biggest visible number, such as deck occupancy, and call that capacity. That ignores the condition that fails earlier. Step 1 State the desired experience condition: visitors should encounter no more than two passing delays over 60 seconds on the approach trail. This makes the trail pinch point…

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