Determining Recreational Value of Urban Parks: The Case-Study of Elgoli Park of Tabriz

As an option for spending leisure time، urban parks bear important recreational values. This study was carried out to determine the recreational value of «Elgoli» urban park، located in Tabriz، based on visitors'' enjoyment factor. To achieve this، double-bounded dichotomous questionnaires and contingent valuation method were used. Analyzing of data showed that the average expenditure by every visited family in order to enjoy the above mentioned park was 359988 Rials، annually. It came to 224. 99 million Rials per month for total number of visited families. Virtual importance of natural resources and obtained results from visitors indicate that urban parks، as a healthy source، demand the highest attention of responsible organizations in order to inspire and maintain the hilarity and jubilation senses among the society.