ABSTRACT
When governments at all levels finally recognize that a condition of life or a service is a necessity for their various constituencies, they typically pass legislation to ensure that provision. Most thinking people believe that recreational activity is necessary for a better quality of life. Such activity may be more important to the individual’s self-expression and growth than any other social factor, except education. People everywhere engage in recreational activities – though these activities may be vastly different in nature, quality, setting, and outcome. The implications and consequences of recreational experiences for people are so vital that governmental support of recreational service has come to be expected. As has been stated:
Life is dependent upon some factors so obvious that they are not seen at all by most of us. We can’t live without food, air, and reasonably pure water, and we cannot have a full and healthy life without recreation.1
