Arecreational area, alternatively called arecreation area, is a type ofprotected area (possibly by municipal zoning in some jurisdictions), that is designated solely forrecreational activities.[1]
Suchleisure areas could beparkland, forested areas,beaches,hiking or walking trails, and the like.
In theprovince ofBritish Columbia,recreation areas are lands set aside for recreational use. These lands are also being evaluated to determine whether the area should be "upgraded" to full protected area status, or returned to integrated resource management lands.[2]
Cape Town, one of SA's capital cities, and its second-largest by population, is known for its abundance ofnature reserves andgreen spaces throughout and surrounding the city. These large,specially-zoned regions serve as free-to-accesspublic spaces for residents to enjoy leisure time in.[3] The city has around 5,000 hectares of green space that the city encourages residents to explore.[4][5]
TheCity of Cape Town (metro government), and privatedevelopers, have also implemented a number of elements ofgreen infrastructure in new builds and redevelopments throughout the city, adding to the existing natural flora.
In theUnited States,National Recreation Areas are administered by several different agencies. They typically do not meet the strict guidelines to becomenational parks.[6]
In U.S. state park systems, recreation areas may also fail to meet some criteria to be designatedstate parks, such as having multiple non-contiguous properties. Size is not necessarily a defining criterion. For instance, in Michigan, the largest state recreation area,Waterloo Recreation Area is 20,500-acre (83 km2) while the smallest state park is the 31-acre (0.13 km2)Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor.
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