Salt Lake County Recreation

Salt Lake County RecreationPresented By: Meagan Mullen BoothWhat is Recreation?recreation(rkr-shn)n. refreshment of strength and spirits after work;Recreation consists of things that you do in your spare time to relax.

Recreation Areas=Recreation OpportunitiesHow is GIS used in Recreation:Determine Land Use Opportunities and plan future recreation facilitiesCensus Block comparisons are made to determine if there is any economic unfairness Looks at ForestryDetermine distances between recreation areasCalculate Number of VisitorsPatterns of Visitors such as hikers, bikers, horse riders and runners.Project Abstract and Goals:Answer Question: What types of outdoor recreation is available in Salt Lake County and where?Identify and Locate data about recreational areas in Salt Lake County. Capture and Spatially Display DataAnalyze the map and research the many areas of recreational use in Salt Lake County.Identify possible recreation shortfalls and excesses.

Project Background:Salt Lake County runs facilitiesacross the Salt Lake Valley which include recreation centers, parks, golf courses, ice centers, softball complexes, swimming pools and other sites such as Wheeler Historic Farm.

SwimmingSportsBasketballSki and SnowboardUltimate FrisbeeGolfHockeyRacquetball5k, 10k, Marathons, TriathlonsSoccerBaseball/SoftballTennisVolleyballCampsFlag FootballTrack and Field

TYPES OF RECREATION IN SALT LAKE COUNTY:Locate data about Recreation in Salt Lake County. Data was found on the Utah GIS Portal website and designated and layers were selected on a Salt Lake County only basis.

Layers Included from Utah GIS Portal:WildernessAreasCountyBoundariesParksRecreationAreasState ParksUrbanTrailsMajorRoadsGolfCoursesRiversLakes

Capture and Spatially Display Data:

While creating my map and gathering data, I noticed that the Salt Lake County Park and Recreation website had many maps already created. Therefore, I chose to think outside the box and display outdoor recreation areas available to the peopleof Salt Lake County.I purpose people would not think of many of the areas I found on a daily basis as place to venture to for recreation. Choosing Symbolism:

Here is my finalized map.

Analyzing Data and Observations:

Many county operated parks are located centrally in down town in Salt Lake CityShortfall:More prospects for county operated facilities in the West side of the valley .There are Numerousclose campgrounds with in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons and also Millcreek Canyon .

State Parks to Visit

Analyzing Data and Observations(Continued):

GOLF COURSES and RIVERS

FOREST AREAS There are many areas of outdoor recreation in Salt Lake County that are free and accessible to the public. There is opportunity for expansion in the future and some projects currently in progress.

Get Outside and take part in the outdoor recreation available in Salt Lake County!

CONCLUSION

http://www.recreation.slco.org/

http://agrc.its.state.ut.us/

http://www.youtube.com/

http://www.go-utah.com/

http://stateparks.utah.gov/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreation

http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/gis/student_bibs/wood.html

www.recreation.govwww.fs.fed.us/recreationwww.nrpa.org

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