Abstract
Recreational tourism activities are socially accepted leisure experience or activity that rest
men from work, brings satisfaction often by giving them a change. Recreational tourism
activities can help reduce stress levels and improve mental health by providing a break from
the daily routine and as a tourist, recreational tourism activities can also significantly impact
the environment and local communities. This study examined the benefits of recreational
tourism activities for healthy living in Lokoja, Kogi State. It identified recreational tourism
facilities. The study adopted mixed approach. A structured questionnaire and in-depth
interview were used to elicit data from the respondents. Stratified sampling technique was
employed to select 123 respondents. The quantitative data were analysed using descriptive
statistics and content analysis was used to analysed the qualitative data. Presentation of the
quantitative findings was done in form of frequencies distribution, table and percentages to
enable easy interpretation. The study revealed that recreational tourism activities improves
health life of Lokoja community. The findings show that recreational tourism activities help to
ease out tension, pains and stress from hard work done by individual. The study concluded that
recreational tourism activities brought the establishment of recreational facilities in Lokoja
community. The study recommends that individual should spare time from daily routine for
recreational tourism activities for healthy living.