Who We Are
The California Roundtable on Recreation, Parks and Tourism was founded in 1998 to encourage cooperation between public and private entities involved and interested in outdoor recreation, public lands and tourism in California.
The Roundtable's membership includes recreation, parks and tourism leaders from local, state and federal governmental organizations, private enterprises, user groups, environmental groups, educational institutions and the public.
The Roundtable is jointly chaired by a representative of a public agency and a private entity. It meets semi-annually. Its Executive Committee meets quarterly. Its committees meet as needed.
Goals
- To promote and coordinate cooperative efforts between members
- To improve communication with publics
- To increase understanding of and support for outdoor recreation
- To address issues of importance to the future of outdoor recreation
- To seek innovative and lasting sources of funding for operations, maintenance, capital outlay and acquisitions
Accomplishments
- Sponsored Outdoor California, a printed guide to public and private outdoor activities throughout California
- Produced a series of roadside rest map panels that highlight regional recreation destinations
- Sponsored Campers in California, Travel Patterns and Economic Impacts, July 2000
- Produced California Visitor Capacity Management Workshop, July 2001
- Produced the California Children's Bill of Rights, 2004
- Sponsored California Cultural and Heritage Tourism Symposium, May 2005
- Produced Connecting Californians to the Outdoors Symposium, May 2005
- Sponsor of the 2005 Public Lands Symposium
- Sponsor of the 2006 California Public Lands Concession Symposium
- Produced the Get Healthier Outdoors Symposium, 2007
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