Signs indicating areas of public recreation are:
- Orange.
- Red.
- Green.
- Brown. ✓
Answer: D. Brown.
Signs that mark public recreation and scenic guidance areas are brown.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's standard colors table lists brown as the color for public recreation and scenic guidance. So when you see a brown sign, you are being pointed toward a park, recreation area, or scenic spot, not being warned of a hazard or given a regulation. Matching the color to its meaning is what makes the answer brown rather than the colors used for warnings, permitted movements, or construction.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Orange. — Orange marks construction and maintenance warning, not recreation areas.
- B. Red. — Red is for stop, yield, or doing what the sign says, so it does not point out recreation areas.
- C. Green. — Green shows permitted movements and direction guidance, which is not the same as public recreation guidance.
Remember it
Think of brown signs as pointing you to the outdoors, like the color of a park trail sign.
Official handbook: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers , p. 26