Abstract: Travel cost method(TCM) and contingent valuation method(CVM) are both popular evaluation methods for the assessment of environmental value.The recreation value of Xishan Forest Park in Kunming was evaluated by TCM and CVM together in our research.It will provide reference for tourism resource and environmental management to evaluate its recreation value.By TCM,600 questionnaires were issued and 557 were taken as valid questionnaires.Consumers surplus and travel costs together showed the willingness to pay(WTP) of consumer,which came from the questionnaire survey and were same as the recreation value of Xishan Forest Park in Kunming,which was 6.4×108 yuan in 2010.The recreation value of Xishan Forest Park in Kunming was also evaluated with CVM,the willingness of paying to visits came from the same questionnaire survey too,the total WTP was calculated as 2.9×108 yuan,which was the recreation value of Xishan Forest Park of Kunming in 2010 was lower than the recreation values evaluated by TCM.At the same time,by studying the correlation between average WTP and socio-economic characteristics,it was found that ages,incomes were positively correlated with average WTP,but as to the levels of peoples education,the correlation with the average WTP were not obvious.