Abstract
To conserve naturalness and establish systematic recreational use management in alpine natural parks, it is essential to clarify each zone's recreational characteristic and management goal in the area, and develop recreation facilities and manage the area in keeping with the goal. This study classified recreation areas in Daisetsuzan National Park using ROS (Recreation Opportunity Spectrum), a planning concept that takes into account the recreation experiences of users. Data concerning users were obtained from a questionnaire survey, and then users were classified into four groups that prefer different levels of facility development, accessibility, etc. Using these results, we classified the areas into four types from a zone with more human influences, development and visitors to a zone with less human influences, development and visitors according to the recreation settings of the zones. We concluded that we could make an objective and rational park plan by considering the degree of development and the management principle of each zone from the viewpoint of visitors' recreation experiences.
