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recreation

Utahns envision being able to easily access a wide variety of uncrowded recreational opportunities. In addition to Utah’s natural lands, they want parks, trails, and open spaces throughout their towns and cities. They see themselves and future generations using the state’s recreational resources to live active, healthy lives and to spend time with family and friends. They envision Utah remaining a premier place for outdoor recreation for both residents and visitors.

Utahns want good access to outdoor recreation, including both nearby facilities like parks and trails and weekend/destination facilities like campgrounds, hiking and OHV trails, and state and national monuments. Utahns also place importance on maximizing the economic benefits of tourism, but they want to minimize how much crowding there is at recreational facilities. Utahns are generally willing to have somewhat higher home prices, which would result from charging home builders higher fees for the development of parks and trails. Utahns are very hesitant about expanding recreational facilities in a way that negatively affects the wilderness feel. They are strongly unwilling to pull investment from education or transportation to pay for recreational facilities.

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