A third study examined relationships among recreation activities, settings, and
motivations for visitors to the Delaware state park system (Vogelsong et al. 1998). Relationships
among all three of these variables were found. For example, visitors to historical parks (defined
as a setting attribute) placed more emphasis on "nature/learning" than did visitors to other types
of parks. Recreation activities also varied by type of park. For example, swimming/sunbathing
was the dominant activity at seashore parks, hiking/walking predominated at suburban parks, and
activities were more mixed at lake and pond-based parks