Accessibility Guidebook for Outdoor Recreation and Trails

Recreation and Heritage Resources Integrated Business Systems

This recreation resources management system identifies customer standards that the Forest Service expects to provide across all recreation and heritage resources program areas. Standards form the baseline for estimating the total cost for quality visitor opportunities and services. Compliance with the accessibility guidelines (figure 26) is an important quality measure within the national standards for recreation sites under the responsiveness key measure. The Natural Resource Manager database houses recreation information including inventory, operation and maintenance costs, recreation use data, and information on accessibility. The database is used to implement the recreation resources management system.

Figure 26—The perfect photo spot—a spectacular view and the right mix of resource protection, site development, and accessibility.