對環境之知覺的探討是行爲科學研究之基本門徑。當吾人欲了解遊客之遊憩抉擇時，首先須深入了解遊客對於遊憩環境之知覺。本文之研究目的乃嘗試探索與了解國家公園與森林遊樂區在提供遊憩活動之環境時，遊客對其發展與經營原則的知覺；比較此二個機構之發展與經營原則在遊客的觀點有無差異？有那些差異？此外，檢驗這些差異是否與其遊憩使用的型態及個人之重要社經因素之有關。研究發現遊客對森林遊樂區與國家公園之遊憩環境屬性有知覺差異。森林遊樂區比國家公園提供較多遊憩活動之機會與設施、社交性的遊憩活動，有較高密度的遊憩使用，提供較少的自然教育機會與解說設施與服務，較少管制遊客的使用情形，以及較少獨特的自然景致和自然體驗。其中教育程度愈高者，其知覺愈傾向前面所述者，然而擁有較多未滿18處之子女者，年齡愈大者，以及目前居住在人口較不密集的地區者則持著與前述相反的知覺。

The interactions between people and their environments are dynamic, and involve all the senses. Understanding of leisure choice is dependent upon how people perceiving the recreational environments. The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptual differences between forest recreation areas and national parks in terms of managerial attributes. A multi-stage sampling method was used to construct a sampling list and mail survey was utilized to collect the data. Total response rate is about seventy-two percent. Results from empirical study indicated that respondents perceived forest recreation areas differently from national parks regarding safety management, controal, site development, visitor service and recreational facilities, and experience. In addition, these differences were associated with respondents' education level, number of children under 18, age, and the types of living environment.