In recent years, the rapid development of recreational activity and the upgrade of environmental recognition have urged upon recreation areas the management for multiple uses. However, there are some problems in most existing planning methods because of the decision-maker involving in the early stage of recreation planning process. It is the purpose of this study to develope a planning model for the development of a recreation area. In this model, a systematic analysis was used to deal with the complicated planning factors, combining with goal programming technique to evaluate the land-use plan. In order to illustrate the use the proposed model, Ta-keng Scenic area in Taichung was considered as a case study.