A park is any of a number of geographic features.

Hunting parks and the parks of country houses

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Originally, the term referred to an area maintained as open space where residences, industry and farming were not allowed, often originally so that nobility might have a place to hunt. These were known for instance, as deer parks (deer being originally a term meaning any wild animal). Many country houses in Great Britain and Ireland still have parks of this sort, which since the 18th century have often been carefully landscaped for aesthetic effect. They are usually a mixture of open grassland with scattered trees and sections of woodland, and are often enclosed by a high wall. The area immediately around the house is the garden. In some cases this will also feature sweeping lawns and scattered trees; the basic difference between a country house's park and its garden is that the park is grazed by animals, but they are excluded from the garden.

Public parks

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Today, the primary meaning, based on the original meaning, is an area of open space provided for recreational uses. Parks in this sense are usually owned and provided by the government. Park uses are often divided into two categories: active and passive recreation. Active recreation is that which require intensive development and often involves cooperative or team activity, including playgrounds and ball fields. Passive recreation is that which emphasizes the open-space aspect of a park and which involves a low level of development, including picnic areas and trails.

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TuscanaResort (Tuscana Condo Resort) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:52:35 -0000
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WesternOutdoors (Todd Inman) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:46:19 -0000
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@magic_mcguigan no need 4 a snow day in my opinion. It's the ice in the side streets & car parks that r the issue, but not enough 2 stop us
msh160 (Mark Hall) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:45:07 -0000
@magic_mcguigan no need 4 a snow day in my opinion. It's the ice in the side streets & car parks that r the issue, but not enough 2 stop us
@Sexiest_Alice *pulls up at your place and parks* What does that mean?
Bella_Swan02 (Bella Swan) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:43:57 -0000
@Sexiest_Alice *pulls up at your place and parks* What does that mean?
The SoCal 2fer Resident Ticket is Back: Get 2 Parks for the Price of One http://bit.ly/40z6Uf
TuscanaResort (Tuscana Condo Resort) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:43:56 -0000
The SoCal 2fer Resident Ticket is Back: Get 2 Parks for the Price of One http://bit.ly/40z6Uf

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