The outdoor recreation potentials of the Foy’s lake area have been investigated. Participant’s observation and informal pcrsonal/group interview techniques were applied to assess the intensity of visits, monthly income from visitors, monthly expenses for park management, natural and artificial facilities of tourists, outdoor recreation problems and constraints, and the recreation activities participated by the visitors. Picnicking is the highest rccrcaton activity (487c) and walking in the nature is the lowest (5%). The highest number of visitors by occupation, age group, and nature of visits are student (58%), 15-30 years (527c) and friends (327c) respectively. The male-female ratio is 67 : 33. The most serious problems for the visitors is safety and for the management authority is water pollution. The study identifies that the Foy’s lake area has all the components of a recreation park and it identifies some recommendations for development of the lake area to cater the outdoor recreation demand of the dwellers of metropolitan Chittagong.