Centralia Parks and Recreation Master Plan - City of Centralia, WA

DEFINITIONS &
STANDARDS
There are five basic park, recreation and open space facilities
types:
“We need to take
seriously the evidence
that open space counts in
human lives and that
places where we play can
be places of hope.”
Martin J. Rosen
Founding Member and
President of the Trust for
Public Lands
1972-1977
♦ Neighborhood parks
♦ Community parks
♦ Natural areas and open space corridors
♦ Trails
♦ Special facilities
For some park types, standards are provided, which were derived
through evaluation of local needs and conditions, in combination
with an analysis of comparable cities and national standards as
identified in "Recreation, Park and Open Space Standards and
Guidelines" (1983) by the National Recreation and Park
Association (NRPA). For other park types, need is based on the
physical resource, rather than a population-driven standard.
3A. Neighborhood Parks
Neighborhood parks are generally no more than 10 acres in size,
depending on a variety of factors including need, location,
opportunity and funding capacity. These parks are intended to
serve residential areas within walking distance (1/3 to 1/2 mile
radius) of the park site and should be geographically distributed
throughout the community. Access is mostly pedestrian, and park
sites should be located so that persons living within the service
area will not have to cross a major arterial street to get to the site.
Developed neighborhood parks typically include amenities such
as pedestrian paths and trails, picnic tables, play equipment, play
fields, sports courts, landscaping and irrigation.
Neighborhood Parks
Acreage
Cedar Street Park 0.61
Central Park 0.03
Logan Community Park 1.1
Wilbur Parkins Park 5.07
Subtotal 6.81
Figure 1 - Existing Neighborhood Parks
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City of Centralia Parks and Recreation Plan