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Recreational
Uses of Cal Poly Land
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum
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Recreation
Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)
Utilized by Federal USA Agencies Since Late 1970's; borrowed
from Canadians |
| Recreation
Opportunity Spectrum is a framework for understanding
the relationships and interactions between recreation settings
and recreation activities |
| How
is ROS used? In the planning process, ROS is used to set
recreation themes for the planning and management of each
area. |
| Definition
of the Major ROS Classes |
- Urban
(U): Paved everything; little naturalness, high facility
presence and
extensive management, lots of roads, lots of people
(Disneyland, the mall)
- Rural
(R): Less development than urban, gravel or all-weather
roads,
extensive management; rustic, but modern facilities; moderate
amount of natural vegetation (pockets of development in
a
more natural area), moderate to high number of people
- Roaded
Natural (RN):
Paved or gravel all-weather roads, moderate
number of people; moderate management presence,
moderate to high level of naturalness; rustic facilities
- Semi-Primitive
Motorized (SPM):
primitive roads and trails, low number
of people; subtle and limited management presence,
rustic facilities constructed of native materials; high
degree of "naturalness"; infrequent evidence
of human
activity (e.g. litter)
- Semi-Primitive
Non-Motorized (SPNM):
trail accesses only; low number
of people; subtle and limited management presence;
rustic facilities scattered; very high degree of
"naturalness"; infrequent evidence of human
activity
(E.g. occasional fire circle)
- Primitive
(P):
cross-country or primitive trail access; very few people
facilities only for site protection; low to no management
presence; managed for primitive attributes; lots of solitude
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