Recreation Resources

Visitors are seeking an experience - maybe a relaxing fishing trip, a backpacking weekend, or a walk through history. We actively facilitate these experiences through safe, fun, and resource-based recreation resources. We’re wildly successful when visitors create lifelong memories and can’t help but stay connected to our sites.

  • Universal Design

    Visitors can’t fall in love with our sites if they can’t access them.

    Person in a wheelchair sitting on the edge of a viewing area overlooking the Grand Canyon with trees and rocky landscape.
  • Adventure Education

    Skill-building programs teach visitors how to safely and responsibly recreate outdoors.

    Five people wearing helmets and harnesses climbing on a steep, rocky slope.
  • Try Before You Buy

    Loaner equipment allows visitors to engage in new activities without the upfront costs.

    Person kayaking on a calm river with a dog in a kayak ahead, surrounded by trees and sunlight.
  • Parks for Community Health

    Take an active role in improving your community’s health by partnering with wellness groups.

    A person practicing yoga outdoors at sunset, standing on one leg in a tree pose with arms raised overhead, in a field surrounded by trees.
  • Digital Accessibility

    While nothing replaces the real thing, innovative virtual experiences can share your site with distant audiences or those with mobility limitations.

    Close-up of a white and black bicycle helmet on green grass.
  • Lights Out, Stars On

    Protect night skies with facility upgrades and community programming.

    A person standing on a hill below a starry night sky, featuring the Milky Way galaxy.
  • Natural Play

    Nature-based playgrounds are gateway experiences for parents who aren’t ready for unstructured play in the outdoors.

    A young boy climbing over a wooden log on a playground with a burl wood climbing structure and a net railing behind him, surrounded by fallen leaves.
  • Listening to Learn

    Improve your visitor’s experience by radically listening to them.

    Close-up of a sign with the text 'WE HEARD YOU' in bold black letters.