The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum
Recreation on our National Forests is more than just camping, fishing, and hiking. Research has shown that people choose a specific setting for each of these activities in order to realize a desired set of experiences. For example, camping in a large undeveloped setting with difficult access and few facilities offers a sense of solitude, challenge, and self-reliance. In contrast, camping in a setting having easy access and highly developed facilities offers more comfort, security, and social opportunities.
The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) offers a framework for understanding these relationships and interactions. The Spectrum has been divided into six major classes for Forest Service use: Urban (U), Rural (R), Roaded Natural (RN), Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized (SPNM), Semi-primitive Motorized (SPM), and Primitive (P). Maintaining a broad spectrum of these classes is very important to provide people with choices. ROS is also flexible; it can be further subdivided into subclasses as the need arises.
The Recreation Opportunity SpectrumRecreation on our National Forests is more than just camping, fishing, and hiking. Research has shown that people choose a specific setting for each of these activities in order to realize a desired set of experiences. For example, camping in a large undeveloped setting with difficult access and few facilities offers a sense of solitude, challenge, and self-reliance. In contrast, camping in a setting having easy access and highly developed facilities offers more comfort, security, and social opportunities.The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) offers a framework for understanding these relationships and interactions. The Spectrum has been divided into six major classes for Forest Service use: Urban (U), Rural (R), Roaded Natural (RN), Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized (SPNM), Semi-primitive Motorized (SPM), and Primitive (P). Maintaining a broad spectrum of these classes is very important to provide people with choices. ROS is also flexible; it can be further subdivided into subclasses as the need arises.
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