THE USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION

In the numerous studies in land utilization which have appeared in recent years the use of land for recreational purposes has not been included among the major classes. It has been held generally that farm, forest, and grazing lands, actual and potential, involve the great bulk of the usable area of the country, and that other types of use occupy such small area as to be negligible when speaking in general terms. A brief analysis of the present situation, at least in some sections, seems to indicate that the importance of recreation has not been appreciated generally, and that it is now the major form of use of land over considerable areas, and that the trend is toward rapid expansion.