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A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States
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Aspects of Recreational Planning
Present Public Outdoor Recreational Facilities
A Park and Recreational Land Plan
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A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States
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Contents
CHAPTER I: RECREATIONAL HABITS AND NEEDS
Population Characteristics
Limiting Factors
Outdoor Recreational Trends
Recreational Requirements
CHAPTER II: ASPECTS OF RECREATIONAL PLANNING
Population and the Raw Materials of Recreation
Recreation as an Element of Land Planning
Recreational Area System Planning
Recreational Area Planning
CHAPTER III: PRESENT PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
City and County Provisions for Recreation
The States in the Field of Recreation
Federal Lands and Recreation
Organization
Selection, Planning, and Development
Operation and Maintenance
Organization and Encouragement of Use
Personnel
The Budget
Public Relations
Interagency Coordination and Cooperation
History of Financing Recreation
Present Situation
Basic Support—Tax Funds
Financing State Park Systems
Cooperative Financing
Gifts and Donations
Nonprofit Corporations
Important Considerations
Background
Federal Legislation
History of State Park Legislation
Present Status of State Park Legislation
Interstate Compacts
Enabling Legislation for Local Units of Government
Elements of Desirable Legislation
A PARK AND RECREATIONAL LAND PLAN FOR THE UNITED STATES
The Plan
Responsibility for Execution
State Recreation Maps
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary
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JAMES J. McENTEE, Director
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Brigadier General JAMES A. ULIO
Representing the Secretary of War
CONRAD L. WIRTH
Representing the Secretary of the Interior
FRED MORRELL
Representing the Secretary of Agriculture
CHESLEY W. BAILEY
Representing Veterans' Administration
Index of Illustrations
Frontispiece. (Elliot Lyman Fisher photo)
FIGURE—Roaring River Falls, Kings Canyon National Park. (Ansel Adams photo)
FIGURE 1.—The human wealth of the United States is composed of many racial backgrounds. (Los Angeles Playground and Recreation Department photo)
FIGURE 2.—Map of the United States showing population per square mile by counties, 1930. (Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce map)
FIGURE 3.—Map of the United States showing distribution of rural and urban population and their totals in relation to land areas by regions for 1890, 1930, 1960
FIGURE 4.—Pictochart—Comparison of certain age groups for 1900, 1935, and 1975
FIGURE 5.—Pictograph—Leisure time is increasing
FIGURE 6.—Automobiles and recreation—Where they are and how far they go
FIGURE 7.—Park visitors in four midwestern States—their origin and ratio to population by zones of use—Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri
FIGURE 8.—Vacation time—A magic carpet whisking us away from work-a-day tasks. (New York City Department of Parks photo included)
FIGURE 9.—Distribution of family income in the United States—by income level, 1935—36
FIGURE 10.—State park visitors—What they like to do and what they do
FIGURE 11.—Comparison of activity programs by types of recreational systems
FIGURE 12.—The United States is rich in recreational resources of the land. (Photos by Hileman and by Moulin included)
FIGURE 13.—History and archeology are important aspects of a recreational program. (Ray V. Davis photo included
FIGURE 14.—Wildlife—An invaluable recreational resource. (Photos by Hileman and by Moulin included)
FIGURE 15.—The human wealth should not be forgotten (Photos included from Virginia Conservation Commission, United States Housing Authority, Washington, D. C., Times-Herald)
FIGURE 16.—Opportunities for healthful recreation conserve the human wealth
FIGURE. Mt. Rainier from Mirror Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park. (Asahel Curtis photo)
FIGURE 17.—National recreational resources
FIGURE 18.—More water recreational areas should be in public ownership
FIGURE 19.—We cannot afford to neglect our resources. (Photos included from Tennessee Valley Authority, J. E. Haynes, Asahel Curtis)
FIGURE 20.—They must be preserved
FIGURE 21. Principal vacation regions. (Florida State Chamber of Commerce photo included)
FIGURE 22.—Sketch of a park
FIGURE. Point Lobos State Park, California. (Schoeb photo)
FIGURE 23.—Functional State conservation and recreation chart
FIGURE 24.—Recreational land and use planning
FIGURE 25.—Shelter and concession building, French Creek Recreational Demonstration Area, Pennsylvania
FIGURE 26.—Contact station, Turkey Run State Park, Indiana
FIGURE 27.—One of the ten cabins overlooking the Potomac River in Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. (Virginia Conservation Commission photo)
FIGURE 28.—Competent leadership is essential to a well-rounded recreational program. (Upper right, R. E. Hollahan photo)
FIGURE 29.—Archery develops sound nerves and a steady eye. (Los Angeles Playground and Recreation Department photo)
FIGURE 30.—Pitching horseshoes is universally popular. (Los Angeles Playground and Recreation Department photo)
FIGURE 31.—Leadership is fruitful in the recreational field
FIGURE 32.—Interior of Fishing Bridge Museum, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
FIGURE 33.—Museum visitors, Cook County Forest Preserve District, Illinois
FIGURE 34.—Seasonal attendance at State parks by days of the week
FIGURE 35.—Relationship of appropriated funds to the number, size, and attendance of the parks and preserves of one State
FIGURE 36.—News of Parks encourages people to use the parks
FIGURE 37.—Large-scale activities require experienced recreational direction. Armstrong Redwoods State Park, California. (Photo by Schoeb)
FIGURE. Vernal Falls—a silvery veil over shadowed cliffs, Yosemite National Park, California
FIGURE 38.—Rocks and surf, Harris Beach State Park, Oregon
FIGURE 39.—Aerial view, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, New York, showing west bathhouse and swimming pool in foreground. (Long Island State Park Commission photo)
FIGURE 40.—Palisades Interstate Park, New York and New Jersey. (Palisades Interstate Park Commission photo)
FIGURE 41.—On the bridle trail, Cook County Forest Preserve District, Illinois
FIGURE 42.—Canyon of the Yellowstone River and Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
FIGURE 43.—Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
FIGURE 44.—On the beach, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Project, North Carolina
FIGURE 45.—Big Trees of the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
FIGURE 46.—Types of State park agencies
FIGURE 47.—Palisades Interstate Park, New York and New Jersey. (Palisades Interstate Park Commission photo)
FIGURE 48.—Central Park, New York City. (New York City Department of Parks photo)
FIGURE 49.—Recreational system for an urban region
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