National Park Service Recreational Use of Land in the United States

Cover

Preface

Letter

Section I. Land Use and Recreation

1. Orientation

The problem—Discussion of terms—Types of recreational areas—Types of wild life reservations.

2. Summary

Recreational resources—Recreational needs of the people—Geography of recreation—Some competitors of recreational land use—Economic aspects of recreation—Federal lands—State and interstate systems—Local systems—Park educational work—The national plan—State systems—The Federal system—Recommendations for Federal action.

Section II. Recreational Resources and Human Requirements

1. History of Recreational Land Use in the United States

2. Recreational Needs of the People

Physiological and moral aspects—Population trends—Urban and rural treads—Occupational trends.

3. Geography of Recreation

Land reliefs—Water resources—Climates—Flora and fauna—Conclusions.

4. Historic Sites and Recreation

Historical and archeological sites.

5. Some Competitors of Recreational Land Use

Private consumption of recreational resources—Water pollution—Lumbering—Grazing—Drainage—Artificial stream control—Conclusions.

6. Economic Aspects of Recreation

National expenditure for recreation—Governmental expenditure for recreation—Sources of funds—Governmental income from recreation—Economic effects of developed recreational resources.

Section III. Present Extent and Use of Public Lands for Recreation

1. Federal Lands

Lands administered by the National Park Service—Lands administered for game and other wildlife—The United States Forest Service—Bureau of Reclamation—Office of Indian Affairs—General Land Office—Federal lands in territories and insular possessions.

2. State and Interstate Systems

State lands—State holdings of the monument type—State trails—State forests—Partial recreation survey of representative State parks.

3. Local Systems

Metropolitan recreation areas—Municipal recreation areas—County recreation areas—Township recreation areas.

Section IV. Program for Development of the Nation's Recreational Resources

1. Theory of Division of Responsibility for Recreation

Local, State, and Federal responsibilities—Departments and bureaus of the Federal Government.

2. Local Components

Municipalities—Counties—Metropolitan systems—Conclusions.

3. State Components

State and interstate systems—Classification of holdings—Principles of acquisition and development—Probable extent of State park lands desirable for the United States—State trails—State forests—Fishing easements on streams—State recreation maps.

4. Federal Components

The Federal system—Primeval areas and their protection—Conclusions—National parks and monuments—Biological reservations—National forests—Indian reservations—Reclamation projects—The public domain—Territories and insular possessions.

5. Circulation Systems

Section V. Educational Opportunities of Recreation Areas

1. Educational Recreation

Educational program of the National Park—Parks educational program—Education in State and municipal parks.

Appendices

Appendix I. Table—Areas Administered by the National Park Service

Appendix II. Map showing Game Refuges and Preserves, Audubon Sanctuaries, and Fish Hatcheries

Appendix III. Record of Primitive Areas Established by the Forest Service

Appendix IV. Natural Areas

Appendix V. The Present Status of Archeology in the United States

Appendix VI. Report on Illegal Excavations in Southwestern Ruins

Appendix VII. Questionnaires for Park Data

Appendix VIII. Archeological and Historic Sites Administered by the National Park Service

Appendix IX. Selected Bibliography

Appendix X. Tabulations