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CHAPTER 5: ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS

Table 5.1 details key site characteristics for the case studies.

Table 5.1: Case Study Site Characteristics

Nearest Parking
Case Study Address Land Use Acreage Access
Community Capacity

Baggenstos Farm 15801 SW Roy Sherwood EFU 85.01 350 On Roy Rogers Road
Store Rogers Rd. (rural arterial road)
Oak Knoll Winery
Vineyard, Winery 29700 SW Hillsboro EFU 4.47 327 On Burkhalter Road
& Tasting Room Burkhalter Rd. (rural collector road)
On Brunswick Canyon
21277 NW Variable, up to Road (gravel), 1 mile
Hornings Hideout Brunswick North Plains EFC 157.34 5,000 off of Pumpkin Ridge
Canyon Rd
Road (rural local road)
Not specified On Nelson Road
Tree to Tree
Adventure Park 2975 SW Nelson Gaston EFC 25.86 but has car and (gravel), 1/3 mile off
(Ropes/ Zip Line) Rd bus capacity in of Scoggins Road
excess of needs (rural collector road)

Case Study Findings
Consultant team staff conducted on-site interviews with each operation
to document the nature of activities provided, the level of impacts
reported in response to these activities, and the techniques employed
to manage potential impacts. Appendix D presents the set of questions
used to guide the operator interviews, and interviewee responses.

The case study research provided valuable information on existing
tourism-based activities, identifying 13 unique activities for inclusion
in the impact assessment. The case studies also helped characterize
these activities based on the attributes that could lead to impacts
and the magnitude of these impacts. While none of the case study
participants claimed that their operations resulted in complaints in

recent years, they were able to highlight how the characteristics of
their operation could lead to impacts and how their management
techniques have prevented impacts from occurring.

Table 5.2 lists the various activities identified during the case study
research. Some of these can be classified into broader categories that
Baggenstos Farm. Photo courtesy of
can be used to develop a framework for evaluating tourism activities. Scott Chapman

WASHINGTON COUNTY RURAL TOURISM STUDY 105