In a survey of 1,000 Americans 18 or older, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) found that 90 percent of adults valued their local parks and recreation services. The survey reported that people value public parks and recreation equally when compared to other government-provided public services like roads or police protection.

 

Covered in their 2022 Engagement With Parks Report, the NRPA survey showed that 275 million people visited a local park or recreation facility in the last year. Some of the key findings are as follows: 75 percent of people live within walking distance of a local park, 84 percent of people look at parks when buying homes, and people tend to visit parks an average of 22 times each year.

https://www.nrpa.org/about-national-recreation-and-park-association/press-room/u.s.-adults-say-parks-and-recreation-is-a-necessary-and-important-service/