2024 Engagement with Parks Report

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) examines how people engage with their local park, as well as the importance  and value of public parks and recreation facilities in people’s lives.

Study findings include:

• Frequency of park visits
• Key reasons people go to parks
• Favorite outdoor activities
• Barriers to park and recreation usage.

Various demographic breakouts—generation, ethnicity, family, region—are included.

Read the report