recreational areas
Places for play
Recreational areas are spaces designated for leisure activities—parks, playgrounds, sports fields, nature preserves, and similar public or private grounds.
The term appears frequently in municipal planning and real estate contexts: The development includes 40 acres of recreational areas.
Government documents often use the phrase to distinguish such spaces from residential, commercial, or industrial zones.
- adventure parksRecreational venues with physical activities
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- public beachUnrestricted coastal recreation area
- swimming holeNatural place to swim
- fishing pierWaterfront angling platform
green spaces · sports complexes · water parks · splash pad · community centers · rec center · botanical gardens · hiking trails · nature trail · bike path · campgrounds · museums · rooftop gardens · playgrounds · theme parks · skateparks · disc golf · city parks
- Donaustadt
- green spacescity parks, park, greenbelts, green belt, green belts
- military base partsmess hall, armory, barracks, watchtower, gates
- neighborhood featurestownhouse, boulevards, duplex, parkways, avenues
- Pacific Northwest forestsold growth forest, old growth, Douglas fir, western hemlock, hemlock
recreational areasworkplaces
Sites of employment
industrial zones · commercial districts · business districts · office parks · factories
recreational areasrestricted zones
Spaces barring unauthorized entry
military bases · exclusion zones · private property · secure facilities · gated communities
recreational areasindustrial zones
Areas designated for manufacturing
industrial areas · industrial parks · urban sprawl · commercial zones · concrete jungles