This research aimed to identify the participation level of communities in the management program of Sorong Nature Tourism Park (NTP) and to provide alternative recommendations that can be used to support the success of the management program based on community participation. The results of the research showed that community participation in the management of Sorong NTP had the highest values in the household group (15 respondents or 40,54%) and the lowest was group leader (1 respondent or 2,70%), similar with the intensity of community participation. Community participation in Sorong NTP includes group leaders, interest group, head of household, women/housewives and youth. The participation level was categorized into very inactive and inactive, influenced by community participation function which generally occurred inthe form of implementing activity and intensity of participation of society element in the form of providing consultation and information. Management efforts include seeking legal aspects of the area to be the basis of management programs, seeking the payment of customary rights to ensure the existence of claims-related areas of the community, involving communities in planning, maintenance, management, decision-making, initiating action and control programs, and increasing the frequency of socialization and counseling to provide insight into the community about the economic means and the ecological meaning of the results of management program.

This research aimed to determine the degree of participation of local communities in the management program of Gunung Meja natural recreation park and to provide alternative recomendations for the management based on community participation. Community participation in the management of the park was found to be the highest in the family group (46.15%), and the lowest in the leader group (5.13%). The same case was also found in the intensity of community participation. The participation of community includes leaders, interested groups, household heads, housewives and youth which was categorised as very inactive. This inactive result was influenced by community participation function which was in general only participating in activity implemention,information sharing and consultation. The management efforts were permit of natural tourism utilization and natural resources tourism infrastructure utilization, which can be used as the basis of the management program.