Service and recreation signs
Picnic Area sign
Marks a picnic area, one of the brown symbol signs used for parks, historic sites, campgrounds and other recreational or cultural destinations.
- Square
- Brown
- MUTCD RS-044
How to recognize it
Shape and background first
ShapeSquarea square
BackgroundBrownbrown, used only for parks and recreation
FamilyService and recreation signsFederal designation RS-044 in the MUTCD.
Federal designation RS-044 in the MUTCD, the national standard every state signs to.
What the MUTCD specifies
Designation: RS-044
Source: Federal Highway Administration, MUTCD 11th Edition (December 2023), Part 2, Table 2M-1, verified 2026-09-26.
On the test
What the test wants you to know
The mistake people make
Brown is the color to remember for parks and public land. It is the least common color on the road and the easiest mark to pick up on a color question.
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