Outdoor recreation: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Recreation engaged in out of doors}}

[[File:Biskeri- Camping I IMG 7238.jpg|thumb|285px|Camping in the [[Kullu District]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]]]

 

Outdoor recreation is typically pursued for purposes of physical exercise, general wellbeing, and spiritual renewal.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Clayne R|last1=Jensen|first2=Steven|last2=Guthrie|chapter=Outdoor Recreation Meanings and Concepts|title=Outdoor Recreation in America|location=Champaign|publisher=Human Kinetics|year=2006|page=3}}</ref> While a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities can be classified as [[sports]], they do not all demand that a participant be an [[athlete]]. Rather, it is the collectivist idea<ref>{{cite book|first=Lawrence K|last=Frank|chapter=Home-centeredness and Familism|title=Trends in American Living and Outdoor Recreation; Reports to the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission|location=Illinois|publisher=University of Illinois|year=1962|page=108}}</ref> that is at the fore in outdoor recreation, as outdoor recreation does not necessarily encompass the same degree of competitiveness or [[rivalry]] that is embodied in sporting matches or [[championships]]. [[Competition]] generally is less stressed than in organized individual or team sports.{{efn|The term "outdoor recreation" may also refer to a [[team sport]] game or practice held in an outdoor setting, such as an under-12 [[flag football]] league, often organized by a municipality or camp, but this is merely a case of shared nomenclature.}}

 

Other traditional examples of outdoor recreational activities include [[hiking]], [[camping]], [[mountaineering]], [[cycling]], [[dog walking]], [[canoeing]], [[caving]], [[kayaking]], [[rafting]], [[rock climbing]], [[running]], [[sailing]], [[skiing]], [[sky diving]] and [[surfing]]. As new pursuits, often hybrids of prior ones, emerge, they gain their own identities, such as [[coasteering]], [[canyoning]], [[fastpacking]], and [[plogging]].

In many cities, recreational areas for various outdoor activities are created for the population.<ref>{{cite book|first=Ian|last=Massar|chapter=The Extent of Adult Participation in Outdoor Physical Recreation|title=The use of Outdoor Recreation Activities|location=Liverpool|publisher=Liverpool University Press|year=1966|page=53}}</ref> These include [[nature park|natural park]]s, [[parks]], [[playground]]s, sports facilities but also areas with free sea access such as the beach area of [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice Beach]] in California, the [[Promenade des Anglais]] in Nice or the waterfront of [[Barcola]] in Trieste.

 

 

==List of activities==

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* [[Abseiling]]

* [[Adventure park]]

* [[Airsoft]]

* [[All-terrain vehicle|All-terrain vehicle riding]]

* [[Amusement park]]

* [[Angling]]

* [[Aviation]]

* [[Backpacking (wilderness)|Backpacking]]

* [[Birdwatching]]

* [[Bungee jumping]]

* [[Camping]]

* [[Canoeing]]

* [[Caving]]

* [[Clam digging]]

* [[Coasteering]]

* [[Cold-weather biking]]

* [[Cross-country skiing]]

* [[Cycling]]

* [[Dog park]]

* [[Driving]]

* [[Fitness trail]]

* [[Fly fishing]]

* [[Gardening]]

* [[Geocaching]]

* [[Hot air ballooning]]

* [[Hunting]]

* [[Ice climbing]]

* [[Ice fishing]]

* [[Jetskiing]]

* [[Kayaking]]

* [[Letterboxing (hobby)|Letterboxing]]

* [[Metal detector|Metal detecting]]

* [[Mushroom hunting]]

* [[Nordic walking]]

* [[Orienteering]]

* [[Outdoor fitness]]

* [[Outdoor gym]]

* [[Paragliding]]

* [[Parasailing]]

* [[Party|Outdoor party]]

* [[Photography#Amateur|Photography]]

* [[Skateboarding]]

* [[Skiing]]

* [[Recreational boat fishing|Sport fishing]]

* [[Parachuting|Skydiving]]

* [[Skyrunning]]

* [[Sledding]]

* [[Surfing]]

* [[Human swimming|Swimming]]

* [[Tourism]]

* [[Tree climbing]]

 

=== Outdoor education in the United States ===

 

=== Outdoor education in the United Kingdom ===

'''Outdoor enthusiast''' and ''outdoorsy'' are terms for a person who enjoys outdoor recreation. The terms '''outdoorsman''', '''sportsman''', '''woodsman''', or '''bushman''' have also been used to describe someone with an affinity for the outdoors.

 

 

Sparsely populated areas with mountains, lakes, rivers, scenic views, and rugged terrain are popular with outdoor enthusiasts. In the United States, [[state park]]s and [[national park]]s offer [[campground]]s and opportunities for recreation of the sort. In the UK, all of rural Scotland and all those areas of England and Wales designated as [[Freedom to roam#England and Wales|"right to roam"]] areas are available for outdoor enthusiasts on foot. Some areas are also open to mountain bikers and to horse riders.

 

* [[Canadian Rivers Day]]

* [[National Cleanup Day]]

* [[National Public Lands Day]]

* [[World Oceans Day]]

* [[Global Running Day]]

 

==See also==