A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States

Cover

Contents

Foreword

Supplemental Foreword

Introduction

Recreational Habits and Needs

Aspects of Recreational Planning

Present Public Outdoor Recreational Facilities

Administration

Financing

Legislation

A Park and Recreational Land Plan

A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States

STATE RECREATION MAPS

THE approximate location of all local, State, and Federal parks and related recreational areas which have been reported to the National Park Service are shown on the State maps which appear on the following pages. Only those local areas situated outside of municipal limits are included; and a local park system is designated only by one park symbol, regardless of the number and type of individual areas in the system. The symbols for proposed areas indicate the general location where the recreation study has revealed the need for additional facilities; continued study will undoubtedly necessitate changes in this pattern. The classification of existing areas and the proposals are not necessarily those of the States concerned. Nor is the classification of areas under National Park Service administration considered ideal. Serious thought is being given both to simplification of the present recognized classifications and to a regrouping of areas in accordance with it.

The population figures given here, as elsewhere in the report, are from the 1930 census, those for 1940 not having been available at the time this material was prepared.

By Proclamation of the President, July 30, 1940, the names of most of the national wildlife areas listed were changed to "National Wildlife Refuge" except for the following:

Charles Sheldon Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, was changed to Sheldon National Antelope Refuge.

Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge in Oregon was changed to Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.

Elk Refuge in Wyoming was changed to National Elk Refuge.

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