This graph shows the cities with the most acres of parkland per 1,000 residents in the United States in 2023. In that year, Anchorage, Alaska, had the most parkland per 1,000 residents with approximately 3,022 acres of land.

In 2023, New York City had the highest public park and recreation spending of any city in the United States at approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. Second in the ranking was Chicago, Illinois, which spent around *** million U.S. dollars on parks and rec.

In 2024, the city with the highest spending per capita on parks and recreation in the United States was Irvine, California. The city spent around 643 U.S. dollars per resident on parks and recreation that year.

In 2023, the city in the United States with the highest share of parkland was Anchorage, Alaska, where approximately 80 percent of the city was parkland. In second place, with almost half the percentage of parkland was Fremont, California, where 44 percent of the city was parkland.

As of 2023, 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 thousand 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. Blue Ridge Parkway was the most visited NPS park in 2023 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. The Lincoln Memorial made the ranking of the most visited city parks in the U.S., while this may not seem like it comes under the classification of a ‘park’, it is cared for by the National Park Service.

The city in the United States with the largest number of off-leash dog parks per 100,000 residents was Boise, Idaho, with 7.6 off-leash dog parks per 100,000 residents in 2023. This is shortly followed by Portland, Oregon which accounted for 5.8 dog parks per 100,000 residents.

This statistic shows the cities with the largest number of park playgrounds per 10,000 residents (not including playgrounds in school sites) in the United States in 2023. There were 7 park playgrounds for every 10,000 residents in Madison, Wisconsin, making it the city with the most playgrounds per 10,000 residents.

City of Pittsburgh Parks NOTE: The data in this dataset has not updated since 2021 because of a broken data feed. We're working to fix it. This parks dataset, also published by the City, has been updated more recently: https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/parks1

This statistic shows the cities with the largest number of park playgrounds in the United States in 2023. There were ***** park playgrounds in New York in 2023, making it the U.S. city with the most park playgrounds.

The city park with the highest annual visitation in 2023 was Central Park in New York, accounting for a total of 42 million visitors. The second most visited city park in that year was Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, with nearly half the visitation of Central Park, at 24 million.

The Austin Parks and Recreation System's ranking on the Trust for Public Land ParkScore Index. This index ranks the park systems of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. based on park acreage, park size, park funding, park access, and a variety of other factors. This data set supports HE.C.2 of SD23. View more details and insights related to this data set on the story page: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/Austin-s-ParkScore-Ranking-absolute-score-and-rank/rnwr-4s4u/ *If a cell is blank, that means PARD did not have a response for that year or TPL removed the question for that

Since PARD's eCOMBS measure #3033 - Number of City Park Acres per 1,000 Population is one of the items the department is asked about the most, the Planning and Development Division decided to post a story page and the fiscal year actuals.

In order to appropriately manage City parks and allocate resources, NYC Parks has implemented three tiers of management [below the Borough level]. These three tiers can be represented as administrative geographic boundaries and are defined below:

District - One or more parks that are combined and generally align with New York City Community Boards.

Sector - One or more Park Districts that are combined in order share resources for daily maintenance.

Region - One or more Park Sectors that are combined and assigned a regional managers who provides high-level, strategic planning and support for Parks managers, including maximizing resources between Districts and Sectors.

Data Dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-FS_NDOUx0-OfKploVC0fIJrwOSdNmh1HKpkfyeoD1E/edit?usp=sharing

Phoenix provides residents and visitors more than 41,000 acres of desert parks and mountain preserve land with more than 200 miles of trails; 185 parks; 32 community and recreation centers; eight golf courses; 29 pools where thousands cool off and learn to swim each summer; and classes, programs and sports leagues where kids and adults learn, stay active and have fun.

Description -There polygons represent known public and private parklands throughout the city of Baltimore. Attribute information includes details about park location, acreage, ownership,    managing entity, and park category. Parks are categorized as:Citywide parks: Parks that serve residents across the entire city and host a variety of permitted and non-permitted recreational activities or facilities. They tend to be the larger parks in the city ranging from ten acres to over 990 acres in size. While this represents a wide range in size, several of the smaller parks are part of a larger contiguous park network.Neighborhood parks: These parks serve as basic units of the park system for users within a quarter to half-mile distance. They range between 1 and 28 acres in size and typically offer two or more amenities such as a playground, basketball court, athletic field, and green spaces. Many of the Neighborhood parks are informal in design, are clearly visible and located along well trafficked streets.Mini parks: Small parks that may include one or two amenities such as a pavilion, seating area, playground, or basketball court. Many of the Mini Parks are sited off the beaten path, some are located behind houses or bordered by less trafficked streets. These parks are typically less than 3 acres in size.Green spaces: Open lawn spaces without amenities and of varied size. These spaces serve as flexible spaces for active or passive use. Some include community gardens.Special use: Stand-alone park spaces that have a specific use or role associated with them.Forested spaces: Wooded or forested areas that may or may not be accessible to the public.Civic spaces: Spaces that are significant to the City’s history, host monuments or contain paved plazas that are used for citywide events and gatherings related to recreation and parks or other non BCRP related activities.Data updates on a rolling basis as new parks are constructed or old parks decommissioned. Last updated 01/12/2024. Metadata Contact : jason.chang@baltimorecity.gov To leave feedback or ask a question about this dataset, please fill out the following form: Parks feedback form.

City-owned and leased facilities maintained in the City's Facility System of Record (FSR). This dataset was developed through a process involving some of the primary stewards for the facility data and their stakeholders. It is meant to be a living reference and will be maintained and updated through established workflows and processes over time. You can access the attached User Guide for more detail by clicking the red About button and scrolling to attachments.

This dataset identifies property managed partially or solely by NYC Parks. This data has been produced in whole or part using secondary data. Data accuracy is limited by the scale and accuracy of the original sources. Site-specific conditions should be field-verified.

Records are added as more land is designated under NYC Parks’ jurisdiction. Each record represents an acquisition.

User Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NExNJF5YKID04oOopi0fHainRuGG3Pz_jKSrMujPsPk/edit?usp=sharing

Data Dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q4DBWu7riNFxWvy1vnTJHoOI3r2L9oW6eCN56jCNyCw/edit?usp=sharing

This dataset builds on the Walk to A Park Service Area (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Recreation/Walk-to-a-Park-Service-area/5vb5-y6cv) to provide a dataset that can be viewed as an on-line map or downloaded to support the preparation of an Open Space assessment pursuant to City Environment Quality Review Technical Manual. The data has been modified to ensure that if 50% or more of a tax lot is within a Walk to a Park Service area, then the entire lot is shown as served.

New York City, as part of the OneNYC 2050 Building a Strong and Fair City plan, has put forth a goal of 85 percent of New York City residents living within a walking distance of a park by 2030. The Walk to a Park initiative focuses on increasing access to parks and open spaces, concentrating on areas of the city that are under-resourced and where residents are living further than a walk to a park. NYC Parks calculates the number of New Yorkers within walking distance of a park and reports on this as part of the Mayor’s Management Report. “Walking distance” is defined as a 1/4-mile or less for sites such as small playgrounds and sitting areas; or a 1/2-mile or less for larger parks that serve a wider region, typically over 6 acres or with access to recreation center. Certain properties in NYC Parks' portfolio, such as cemeteries, community gardens, or sites with no recreational equipment were not included in this analysis. Similarly, some publicly accessible parks and open-space amenities not under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks were included in this analysis, as they provide recreational value.

This information is periodically updated and is only current as of the last publication date. The analysis is performed in part using secondary data. Data accuracy is limited by the scale and accuracy of the original sources. For more information about this analysis and the Walk to a Park Initiative, visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/planning/walk-to-a-park

Data Dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16VtACcFyKR_hYJNwrYYtFcvMVV9ybmALIWdvce7uJww/edit?usp=sharing

[Superseded] This dataset is a single layer from [Superseded] City Plan 2014 – v31.00–2024 collection. Not all layers were updated in this amendment, for more information on past Adopted City Plan amendments.This feature layer shows Brisbane City Council LGIP existing Public Parks and Land for Community Facilities infrastructure (map references starting with PCF).This feature layer is shown on the Plans for Trunk Infrastructure - Public parks and land for community facilities network mapping.This feature layer includes the following categories:(a) Community facility;(b) Trunk park;(c) Non-trunk parkFor more information about PFTI - Public Parks infrastructure and how it is applied, please refer to the Brisbane City Plan 2014 document.

The boroughs of the City of Montreal benefit from more than 1,495 parks that extend over an area of more than 6,412 ha. This data set represents all the parks and public spaces identified and illustrates their surface polygons in the context of the urban fabric of the territory. The data is not representative of the parks of the linked cities, which are only partially represented. The boundaries of parks and public spaces generally follow the cadastre, but cannot be used as a legal reference to accurately locate the location of a park. The data provided in this data set is for representation purposes only. Interact with visualization data View of Montreal's parks and sports facilities.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).