As of 2024, Chugach State Park in Anchorage, Alaska, was the largest city park in the United States by a long shot, spanning 464,318 acres. Second in the ranking was the Great Dismal Swamp in the Coastal Plain Region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, at 113,000 acres. A wide variety of park authorities Most parks in the U.S. are owned by the municipality, state, county, regional agency, or the federal government. Both McDowell Sonoran Preserve and South Mountain Preserve are part of the state park system along with most of the parks in the ranking. One of the more well-known park authorities is the National Park Service (NPS) – an agency of the federal government. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area was the most visited NPS park in 2024 alongside many other well-known U.S. parks. What defines a park? Parks in the U.S. are often called a variety of names, just a few of which are: forest, reserve, preserve and wildlife management area. Sometimes the differences between parks in the U.S. can vary massively from monuments to expansive woodland. In 2024, Central Park in New York, topped the ranking of the most visited city parks in the U.S.

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This graph depicts the size of county-owned city parks in the U.S. in 2010. The Bear Creek Pioneers Park in Houston has an area of 2,168 acres.

In 2024, there were almost seven park playgrounds for every 10,000 residents in Cincinnati, Ohio, making it the city with the most playgrounds per 10,000 residents. Madison, Wisconsin followed behind, with roughly 6.5 park playgrounds for every 10,000 residents.

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This dataset contains 342 National Park System unit boundaries. Under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service (NPS), these park units are located throughout the United States (U.S.) and its territories. Almost all the parks are located north of the equator in the western hemisphere; although a couple parks are south of the equator or in the eastern hemisphere. The dataset was compiled (and edited) from a variety sources: park-based GIS databases; U.S. Geological Survey 7.5' 1:24,000 quadrangles; NPS Park Land Status Maps; legal descriptions; etc.). The boundaries are in Latitude-Longitude (Clarke 1866-NAD27) decimal degrees. The ID_ field contains the unique 4 character park code identifying each park. The NAME1_ field contains the full park name. The NAME2_ field contains information about the source, scale, and date of the boundary. The boundaries are generally the designated boundary. Inholdings may or may not be shown depending on the park. This dataset was originally created in Environmental System's Research Institute's (ESRI) ATLAS*GIS software and is currently maintained in this software. This version of the dataset was created using ESRI's ArcTools 8.0.2 Import to ShapeFile from .AGF file command, ShapeFile to Coverage command, and then Export to Interchange File. To obtain the most accurate, current boundary, users should contact the specific park These digital park unit boundaries should not be used for any legal boundary disputes. They are intended solely for use only in identifying the general locations of national park units throughout the U.S. This dataset was compiled to assist the NPS Water Resources Division in determining the proximity of certain hydrographic features to national park units and whether national park units are contained in other management units.

Polygonal areas representing county or municipal parks in Texas coastal counties. Arcs were extracted from Texas Dept. of Transportation county map series files and may be somewhat generalized.

Abstract: The beach access points theme was created to display the location of public beach access along the Oregon Coast. Boat ramp locations were added to the dataset to allow users to view the location of boat ramps along the Columbia River and the Willamete River north of the Oregon City Dam. Purpose: The theme allows the user to locate and extract information on various beach access locations. The information includes approximate geographic location and attributes defining the development level of the site.

This coverage contains boundaries of Texas state parks, wildlife management areas (WMAs) and fisheries facilities. The boundaries were collected from Texas Dept. of Transportation county maps,General Land Office data, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. (TPWD) Public Lands Stackhouse mylar sheets from the Survey Section, other TPWD Survey Section data, Park or WMA boundaries on U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 quads, TPWD Wildlife Division boundaries drawn on USGS 7.5 quads from Penny Bartnicki (Wildlife Facilities Coordinator). When completem this coverage should include boundaries for all state parks, wildlife management areas and fisheries facilities Polygons were digitized from deed and survey information from the Texas General Land Office and Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Properties that lacked x,y coordinates were placed using features on USGS 1:24,000 quads as reference. The quad features were also used to determine closure for tracts that failed to close. If survey or deed information was not available, USGS quads and Texas Dept. of Transportation data were referenced for property boundaries, however priority was given to the quads when possible. If these maps were of no use, headquarters and field staff of TPWD were consulted to help resolve boundaries and/or locations of the properties.

In 2024, Laredo, Texas, was the city in the United States with the highest number of skateboard parks per 100 thousand residents, with 3.5. Second in the ranking was Reno, Nevada, with approximately 3.2 skateboard parks per 100 thousand residents.