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Recreation Facilities Recreation facilities are a type of amenities provided in a park. The concentration and number of recreational amenities characterize the park as either active or passive. Parks can consist of one type of facility that is the programming for the whole park or they can have a combination of active and passive recreation areas. Neighborhood and Community Parks often provide both active and passive recreation amenities, however, in this plan, we identify parks as having primarily active recreation or primarily passive recreation. Active Recreation Area. Active Recreation areas have a more urban character and are highly programmed for activities. Examples of active recreation areas and facilities operated by the City of Hugo include playgrounds, soccer fields and sand volleyball. Active recreation facilities are typically costlier to develop and operate over time. Development of these facilities generally take into consideration the extent of the user base, life cycle management costs and existence of similar facilities in or near the community. • Passive Recreation Areas. Passive Recreation areas have little to no programming beyond picnic shelters, open space, or open rectangular fields for use that is unstructured and informal. Some passive recreation areas provide no more than a trail. Passive or community recreation facilities are usually less expensive to develop and maintain. Table 6-1 shows the parks and facility types provided in the City of Hugo. Active Recreation Areas are highly programmed for activities. Passive Recreation Areas have little to no programming. 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE 118