Title: Identify the major elements influencing consumer use of federal, state, and local parks and recreational areas.
Course: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Systems Management (18549) > Section: Managing Recreational Areas and Enterprises

Identification should include

- access to natural resources
- popular elements of parks (e.g., facilities, recreational opportunities, amenities, equipment rental)
- most common elements of recreational areas.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What would happen if all parks and recreational areas were uniform and did not use their natural resources?
- How does diversity among parks create a larger market and higher demand?
- What unique aspects of parks and outdoor recreational areas attract people to use them?
- What are the keys to creating an inviting public space that will draw visitors from across the country and/or the local region?