TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
KEY FINDINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Parks and Recreation Is a Part of Everyone’s Lives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Visiting Parks and Recreation Is a Habit for Nearly Everyone.. . . . . . . . . . 5
How People Engage with Parks and Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Barriers Preventing Greater Engagement with Parks and Recreation. . . . 11
Parks and Recreation as a Local Government Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Mission of Parks and Recreation: The NRPA Three Pillars.. . . . . . . . . 13
CONCLUSION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ABOUT NRPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19