[Talk-us] Off-highway vehicle recreation areas

[Joseph Eisenberg]

A leisure=park is supposed to be similar to a town park; an area with
managed vegetation where you might walk around or recreate. An OHV area is
not like this: "A park is an area of open space for recreational use,
usually designed and in semi-natural state with grassy areas, trees and
bushes. ... This tag is intended for (usually urban) parks with managed
greenery, located within settlements and nearly always open to general
public."

The tag leisure=sports_centre might be appropriate for an area that is
specifically developed and designed for ATVs and motorcycles.

"A *sports centre* is a distinct facility where sports take place within an
enclosed area. It can be a building (indoor sports centre), just outside
(outdoor sports centre) or contain indoor and outdoor sports features mixed
together."

However, if this is a large semi-natural area that just happens to have a
number of track or trails, then it's similar to a forested area with hiking
trails or mountain bike paths. In this case it might or might not be part
of a boundary=protected_area

In the case of the Hungary Valley SVRA, it is managed by the California
State Parks system: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=405 - I believe this
is a boundary=protected_area

-- Joseph Eisenberg

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 12:54 PM brad <bradhaack at fastmail.com> wrote:

> Good question.   At first glance I don't think Leisure=park is wrong.  The
> wiki is characteristically narrow since it says that it is green.
> leisure=sports_center or landuse=recreation_ground would be better.
> leisure=pitch doesn't seem right even thought the sport=motocross wiki page
> references it.   These OHV areas are typically more than a simple motocross
> track.   leisure=nature_reserve sure doesn't seem right!
>
> On 6/5/20 4:55 PM, Tod Fitch wrote:
>
> I have noticed a couple of off-highway vehicle recreation areas that are tagged with things that seem incorrect to me: As generic parks or as protected areas.
>
> Consider the Hungry Valley State Vehicle Recreation Area [1][2][3][4] and the Wildomar OHV Area [5][6].
>
> My problem is that I can’t tell from the wiki and taginfo what might more appropriate or more accepted tagging. It seems there is tagging for tracks used for motocross. And people have used access tags for ATVs. But I don't see a documented tagging for an area that contains a trail system for use by multiple types of off-highway vehicles. I have some thoughts on what might be appropriate, but would rather hear from others.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Tod
>
> [1] https://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trails/info/california_10003/ride_413b.htm
> [2] https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6179378
> [3] https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/367714413
> [4] https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/367714414
> [5] https://www.riderplanet-usa.com/ATV/trails/info/california_03947/ride_7684.htm
> [6] https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/248540505
>
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