The study of Hatila Valley National Park's natural resource values of uality recreational quality

An Investigation on Recreational Character of Natural Source Values of Hatila Valley National Park In this study, Hatila Valley National Park which is in Artvin (Province), was chosen as an investigation field and the effect of the natural and cultural resources the recreation quality were examined. The work consists of two main stages completing to each other. In the first stage, the characteristics of natural landscape and the visitors attitude towards national park were put forward. An extensive questionnaire were carried out in the forest (National Park) and also in the urban area (Artvin City). At the second stage, the recreation demand was established based on the data explained in the first stage using a specific method. In the light of considerable obtained data, zonning and circulation systems were achived for the Hatila Vadisi National Park. During to these systems, some proposals were done for the further "Development Plan". Key Words: Hatila Valley, Recreational Demand, National Park VII