> On Mar 5, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Russell Deffner <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Maybe someone can confirm this, but I think it might actually be the
> difference in language from the Park Service versus Forest Service; i.e. in a
> National Forest you find Ranger Stations, in the Parks you find Visitor
> Centers?
> =Russ
>
good question - But I think we should have a generic term for all of them. The
name=* can differentiate them from each other.
I always think of larger camps where they might have a toll booth at the
entrance for campers, an information kiosk for hikers and campers,
and a true ranger station where the park rangers meet, safety services (first
aid, search&rescue) are handled, and the rangers actually reside during the
season.
There are also those “ranger cabins” that you find off-trail where rangers live
when they are in charge of patrolling the trails in a wilderness area.
toll_booth should cover the little buildings that take money from arriving and
departing guests, information= tags can cover the kiosks and signs, and
reception_desk was specifically made for situations where campers need to check
in to register fro their spots.
The Ranger station/visitor center might be a big building that does all of
these jobs, but there should be some points created int he building area that
micro-map all of these functions.
Some park campgrounds have *a lot* of buildings (thinking of Paso Picacho and
Green Valley Falls in San Diego).
This would also work for car camping sites, boy scout camps, and other non-park
service camping places (car camps in Japan and in the US are quite similar), so
the name should be somewhat generic and agnostic.
Javbw
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