Investigation of User Trends and Recreational Service Relations in the Sample of Kadınçayırı Natural Park

Abstract

With the increasing interest in outdoor recreation activities, the demand for national parks and natural parks also increases. Natural parks are natural parts with vegetation and wildlife features, suitable for public recreation and entertainment in the integrity of the landscape. Unlike National Parks, they are natural parts that have protection, recreation and tourism areas with only natural resource values that are rare nationally and internationally. Today, natural park areas are visited by many people who come for recreation activities. For this reason, recreational activities in natural parks gain importance and take an important place in tourism activities. Kadınçayırı Natural Park, which is the research area, is located between Çankırı and Kastamonu provinces. It has aimed to reveal the recreational potential by evaluating user trends and expert preferences with the surveys conducted in the field. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis has been applied to the obtained data arranged in line with Gülez Method features and it has been determined that the recreational service and potential of the Kadınçayırı Natural Park showed enrichment and there are some criteria that affect the recreational activities in the area and in this context, suggestions have been developed in terms of the Landscape Architecture professional discipline.