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2011 City Park Facts

Center for City Park Excellence The Trust for Public Land

The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come. The mission of TPLs Center for City Park Excellence is to make cities more successful through the innovative renewal and creation of parks for their social, ecological, and economic benets to residents and visitors alike.

2011 The Trust for Public Land

Cover photos: LeftBlack-Capped Chickadee, Wikimedia Commons; RightBoston Common, Marcio Silva.

FOREWORD

Not since the 1890s has there been more recognition of the value of our city parks: mayors once again understand that they cant have a great city without a great park system. They understand that urban parks are all about healthour physical and spiritual health as well as the health of our economies and our environment. Cities are investing as never before in central and neighborhood parks, gardens, greenways, trails, playgrounds, and urban natural areas. And yet reliable data to guide public and private investment and shape the future of our nations city park systems is very hard to come by. The Trust for Public Land works to make sure that reliable park data is available to mayors, park directors, and civic leaders who want to leverage their systems Photo by Hal Williams to create livableand lovablecities. For more than a decade, our Center for City Park Excellence has been methodically searching out and sharing information on urban park systems: acreage, facilities, stafng, budgets, usership, and more. Over that time, we have built a database that has grown from 25 cities and only 33 questions to 126 separate data points on the park systems of the 100 most populous U.S. cities. Today, urban economies are stressed by depressed property values, stagnant tourism, and reduced tax revenues. At a time when all city infrastructure is at riskthe park systems of the biggest cities alone suffer from at least $5.8 billion in deferred maintenance costthe data in this booklet is more important than ever. The 2011 City Park Facts report is a shared resource to help cities know where they stand. The Trust for Public Land uses this information to help dene our own programs, research, and advocacy. We hope that you, too, will use it to further your own work, your knowledge base, and the overall understanding of city parks.

Will Rogers, President The Trust for Public Land

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET REFERENCE MAP: THE 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES

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FULL REPORTS
Report #1: Acres of Parkland by City and Agency Report #2: Acres of Parkland as Percentage of City Area Report #3: Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Residents by City Report #4: Park Playgrounds per 10,000 Residents by City Report #5: Total Spending on Parks and Recreation per Resident by City Report #6: Operational Spending per Resident by City Report #7: Capital Spending per Resident by City Graph: Total Spending on Parks and Recreation per Resident by City Report #8: Employees per 10,000 Residents by Major City Agency 3 10 13 16 17 18 19 20 22

SNAPSHOT REPORTSTHE TOP 10

Report #9: Ball Diamonds per 10,000 Residents by City Report #10: Basketball Hoops per 10,000 Residents by City Report #11: Off-Leash Dog Parks per 100,000 Residents by City Report #12: Recreation and Senior Centers per 20,000 Residents by City Report #13: Skateboard Parks per 100,000 Residents by City Report #14: Swimming Pools per 100,000 Residents by City 24 24 24 24 24 24

INDIVIDUAL PARKS OF INTEREST

The 100 Largest City Parks in the U.S. 25 27 28 The 50 Oldest City Parks in the U.S. The Most-Visited City Parks in the U.S.

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HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET

There are more than 20,000 individual parks in the 100 largest U.S. cities (see Reference Map, pages 1415). These include remote natural areas, playgrounds, ower gardens, paved plazas, sports elds, reective retreats, bike trails, dog parks, river walks, cemeteries, and boulevards. In order to deal with this mass of information, we have established a set of rules covering our measurements. When we say city, we mean only the municipality, not the metropolitan region. Thus, Los Angeles means the city of Los Angeles, not greater Los Angeles, nor Los Angeles County. However, several cities that are included in greater Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Irvinehappen to be large enough to merit separate inclusion in this booklet and are listed under their own names. When we say largest we are referring to the 2009 population of the city. (City area is based on 2000 census numbers because new areas have not yet been released.) For certain reports, we categorize cities based on their average population density (population divided by municipal land area). The density categories are based on standard deviations from the mean. When we say park we are referring to publicly owned and operated parks. In Report #1, we count every kind of park within the municipal boundary of the city, including national, state, county, regional, and municipal parks. We do not count private golf, tennis, swimming, or other clubs, nor do we count parks in gated communities. In most cases we combine the data from all the different park agencies in the city. In a few reports we separate parks by their management agency. Report #1 is meant to serve as an index for the calculations found in Reports #2-14. In general, operational spending relates to year-in, year-out work such as landscape and tree maintenance, facility maintenance, trash removal, recreational programming, planning, administration, policing, lighting, marketing, etc. Capital spending relates to one-time special items such as land acquisition, construction, and major roadway or structural repairs. In order to provide greater uniformity between agencies, we do not count the sometimes large expenses associated with zoos, aquariums, professional sports stadiums, museums, and cemeteries in some cities parks but not others. In Report #5, total spending includes both operational spending and capital spending. The reports published here constitute only a portion of the data available from the Center for City Park Excellence. For more reports, see tpl.org/cityparkfacts. For other studies carried out by the center, go to tpl.org/CCPE. For other questions, send an email to coleen.gentles@tpl.org. Peter Harnik, Director Coleen Gentles, Director of Marketing Ryan Donahue, Research Director Jordan Thaler, Former Program Associate

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REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY

FY 2010
KEY N.A. = Not Available

City Population

Land Area (acres)

Park Acreage Within City Limits 8,799 6,554 2,245 32,535 31,901 634 926 760 166 501,725 490,125 11,600 4,684 4,684 1,823 947 876 3,882 3,822 39 21 10,155 10,155 28,911 19,219 8,954 725 13 8,354 8,109 178 67 4,905 4,862 43 1,374 1,374 3,504 1,472 1,108 924 2,775 2,775 4,897 2,807 1,934 88 35 33

Akron, Ohio 207,209 39,680 Total Acres: Summit County Metro Parks (within city of Akron) Akron Recreation Bureau Albuquerque 529,219 115,608 Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Albuquerque) Anaheim 337,896 31,360 Anaheim Community Services Department Parks Division Orange County Parks (within city of Anaheim) Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 286,174 1,258,880 Chugach State Park Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department Arlington, Texas 380,085 61,322 Arlington Parks and Recreation Department Arlington, Virginia 217,483 16,000 National Park Service (within county of Arlington) Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Atlanta 540,922 84,316 Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs National Park Service (within city of Atlanta) Centennial Olympic Park Aurora, Colorado 323,348 90,880 Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space Austin 786,386 160,969 Austin Parks and Recreation Department Austin Water Utility, Wildland Conservation Division Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Austin) Travis County Parks (within city of Austin) Bakerseld 324,463 72,320 Bakerseld Recreation and Parks Department North of the River Recreation and Park District (within city of Bakerseld) Kern County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Bakerseld) Baltimore 637,418 51,714 Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Baton Rouge 225,388 48,640 The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge Birmingham 230,121 95,360 Birmingham Park and Recreation Board Red Mountain Park Commission Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition, Inc. Boise, Idaho 205,707 40,320 Boise Parks and Recreation Boston 645,169 30,992 Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (within city of Boston) Boston Parks and Recreation Department Boston Conservation Commission Boston National Historical Park Massachusetts Port Authority (within city of Boston)

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REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY

City Population Land Area (acres) Park Acreage Within City Limits 2,180 2,139 40 1 1,528 1,528 18,551 18,551 56,066 49,246 4,558 2,262 11,959 7,656 3,690 613 907 603 180 124 6,817 4,874 1,476 464 3 3,130 1,490 1,061 579 11,859 9,249 2,040 570 11,274 8,422 2,852 2,147 1,847 300 29,401 29,401 5,902 5,902 5,921 5,890 31 2,440 1,740 700

Buffalo 270,240 26,240 Total Acres: Buffalo Division of Parks and Recreation Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry (within city of Buffalo) Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site Chandler, Arizona 249,535 36,480 Chandler Community Services Department Charlotte/Mecklenburg 913,639 337,280 Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department Chesapeake, Virginia 222,455 217,600 Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department Chicago 2,851,268 145,362 Chicago Park District Forest Preserve District of Cook County (within city of Chicago) Illinois Department of Natural Resources (within city of Chicago) Chula Vista, California 223,739 30,720 Chula Vista Public Works Department Parks Division San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge San Diego County Parks and Recreation (within city of Chula Vista) Cincinnati 333,012 49,898 Cincinnati Park Board Cincinnati Recreation Commission Hamilton County Park District (within city of Cincinnati) William Howard Taft National Historic Site Cleveland 431,369 49,650 Cleveland Department of Parks, Recreation and Properties Cleveland Metroparks (within city of Cleveland) Cleveland Lakefront State Park Colorado Springs 397,317 118,874 Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Colorado State Parks (within city of Colorado Springs) El Paso County Parks (within city of Colorado Springs) Columbus 769,332 134,568 Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Columbus and Franklin County Metro Park District (within city of Columbus) Corpus Christi 287,439 99,200 Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department Nueces County Coastal Parks (within city of Corpus Christi) Dallas 1,299,542 219,223 Dallas Park and Recreation Department Denver 610,345 98,142 Denver Parks and Recreation (within city of Denver) Detroit 910,921 88,810 Detroit Recreation Department William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor Durham, North Carolina 229,171 60,160 Durham Parks and Recreation Department Eno River State Park (within city of Durham)

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REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY

City Population Land Area (acres) Park Acreage Within City Limits 29,393 25,970 2,908 460 55 2,400 2,400 11,312 11,312 1,511 1,511 2,880 2,880 N.A. 1,330 1,330 2,160 2,160 6,186 5,946 240 1,986 1,957 29 175 175 6,056 5,150 906 49,643 33,638 13,590 2,023 380 12 11,147 10,877 270 7,656 7,311 345 1,869 1,814 55 44,108 18,686 8,827 8,400 8,195

El Paso 620,456 159,405 Total Acres: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of El Paso) El Paso Parks and Recreation Department El Paso County Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of El Paso) Chamizal National Memorial Fort Wayne 255,890 50,560 Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department Fort Worth 727,577 187,222 Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department Fresno 479,918 66,791 Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department Garland, Texas 222,013 36,480 Garland Parks and Recreation Department Dallas County Planning and Development Department (within city of Garland) Gilbert, Arizona 222,075 26,880 Gilbert Parks and Recreation Glendale, Arizona 253,209 35,840 Glendale Parks and Recreation Department Greensboro, North Carolina 255,124 66,560 Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Henderson, Nevada 256,445 51,200 Henderson Parks and Recreation Department Clark County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Henderson) Hialeah, Florida 218,896 12,160 Hialeah Department of Recreation and Community Services Honolulu/Honolulu County 907,574 384,000 Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation Hawaii Division of State Parks (within city of Honolulu) Houston 2,257,926 370,818 Houston Parks and Recreation Department Harris County Parks (within city of Houston) Fort Bend County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Houston) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Houston) Discovery Green Conservancy Indianapolis 807,584 231,342 Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation White River State Park Development Commission Irvine, California 209,716 29,440 Irvine Community Services Department Orange County Parks (within city of Irvine) Irving, Texas 205,541 42,880 Irving Parks and Recreation Dallas County Planning and Development Department (within city of Irving) Jacksonville 813,518 537,000 Jacksonville Recreation and Community Services Department St. Johns River Water Management District (within city of Jacksonville) Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve and Fort Caroline Memorial (within city of Jacksonville) Florida Park Service (within city of Jacksonville)

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REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY

City Population Land Area (acres) Park Acreage Within City Limits 1,660 1,188 283 189 17,272 11,882 5,390 1,552 1,041 371 140 3,072 3,069 3 6,077 6,058 19 6,304 6,304 3,331 3,331 23,938 15,899 2,322 2,230 1,720 1,120 647 15,939 15,341 513 85 2,224 2,224 5,246 4,463 783 9,140 4,802 3,200 1,138 2,244 2,244 1,198 1,037 100 61 15,189 15,189

Jersey City, New Jersey 242,503 9,600 Total Acres: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry (within Jersey City) Hudson County Division of Parks (within Jersey City) Jersey City Division of Parks and Forestry Kansas City, Missouri 482,299 200,664 Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department Jackson County Parks and Recreation (within Kansas City) Laredo, Texas 226,124 49,920 Laredo Parks and Leisure Services Department Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Laredo) Webb County Community Action Agency (within city of Laredo) Las Vegas 567,641 72,514 Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services Nevada Division of State Parks (within city of Las Vegas) Lexington/Fayette 296,545 182,400 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation Kentucky Department of Parks (within city of Lexington) Lincoln, Nebraska 254,001 48,000 Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department Long Beach, California 462,604 32,281 Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine Los Angeles 3,831,868 300,201 Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (within city of Los Angeles) Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (within city of Los Angeles) Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (within city of Los Angeles) California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Los Angeles) Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Los Angeles) Louisville 721,594 246,400 Louisville Metro Parks E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park Waterfront Development Corporation Lubbock, Texas 225,859 72,960 Lubbock Parks and Recreation Madison, Wisconsin 235,419 43,520 Madison Parks Division Dane County Parks Division (within city of Madison) Memphis 676,640 178,761 Memphis Division of Park Services Shelby Farms Park Conservancy T.O. Fuller State Park Mesa, Arizona 467,157 79,990 Mesa Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities Department Miami 433,136 22,830 Miami Department of Parks and Recreation Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department (within city of Miami) Bayfront Park Management Trust Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 959,521 154,880 Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture

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REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY

City Population Land Area (acres) Park Acreage Within City Limits 5,121 5,121 10,765 10,765 29,851 24,293 1,600 1,414 1,300 1,076 105 54 9 38,060 29,181 7,138 1,039 665 22 15 858 769 89 602 602 859 859 5,219 4,101 1,118 21,841 21,841 9,560 9,560 2,941 2,917 24 11,186 9,200 1,349 300 282 55 45,020 43,378 1,642 3,120 3,084 36 4,215 4,215

Minneapolis 385,378 35,130 Total Acres: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Nashville/Davidson 605,473 321,280 Nashville/Davidson Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation New Orleans 354,850 115,840 Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge (within city of New Orleans) Audubon Nature Institute New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways New Orleans City Park Improvement Association New Orleans Recreation Department Louisiana Ofce of State Parks (within city of New Orleans) New Orleans Building Corporation Municipal Yacht Harbor New York 8,391,881 195,072 New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Gateway National Recreation Area (within city of New York) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (within city of New York) New York State Ofce of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (within city of New York) Governors Island National Monument Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island National Monuments Newark, New Jersey 278,154 15,360 Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (within city of Newark) Newark Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services Norfolk 233,333 33,920 Norfolk Department of Recreation, Parks and Open Space North Las Vegas, Nevada 224,387 49,920 North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Department Oakland 409,189 35,875 Oakland Ofce of Parks and Recreation East Bay Regional Park District (within city of Oakland) Oklahoma City 560,333 388,463 Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department Omaha 454,731 74,048 Omaha Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Property Orlando 235,860 59,520 Orlando Families, Parks and Recreation Department Orange County Parks and Recreation Division (within city of Orlando) Philadelphia 1,547,297 86,456 Fairmount Park Commission Philadelphia Department of Recreation John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (within city of Philadelphia) Benjamin Rush State Park Independence National Historical Park Phoenix 1,593,659 303,907 Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Phoenix) Pittsburgh 310,037 35,573 Pittsburgh Public Works Point State Park Plano, Texas 273,613 46,080 Plano Parks and Recreation Department

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REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY

City Population Land Area (acres) Park Acreage Within City Limits 13,864 11,147 2,263 454 12,512 6,742 5,579 191 2,432 2,375 57 4,796 3,003 1,545 248 1,501 933 568 5,069 2,418 1,746 604 301 23,316 13,678 8,620 835 183 47,383 39,902 4,094 1,508 900 817 162 5,384 3,466 1,491 252 175 15,982 6,800 3,910 3,449 1,823 324 324 17,172 17,172 5,476 5,476

Portland, Oregon 566,143 85,964 Total Acres: Portland Parks and Recreation Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces (within city of Portland) Tryon Creek State Natural Area Raleigh 405,612 73,600 Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department William B. Umstead State Park Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space (within city of Raleigh) Reno, Nevada 219,636 44,160 Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space (within city of Reno) Riverside, California 297,841 49,920 Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District (within city of Riverside) California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Riverside) Rochester, New York 207,294 22,400 Rochester Bureau of Operations and Parks Monroe County Department of Parks (within city of Rochester) Sacramento 466,676 62,180 Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks (within city of Sacramento) Sacramento Department of Convention, Culture and Leisure California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Sacramento) San Antonio 1,373,668 260,832 San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of San Antonio) San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Bexar County Infrastructure Services Department (within city of San Antonio) San Diego 1,306,300 207,575 San Diego Park and Recreation Department San Diego County Parks and Recreation (within city of San Diego) California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of San Diego) San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex The Port of San Diego Cabrillo National Monument San Francisco 815,358 29,884 San Francisco Recreation and Park Department The Presidio Trust California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of San Francisco) Golden Gate National Recreation Area (within city of San Francisco) San Jose 964,695 111,910 Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (within city of San Jose) Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation (within city of San Jose) San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (within city of San Jose) Santa Ana, California 340,338 17,280 Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services Scottsdale, Arizona 237,844 117,760 Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Division Seattle 616,627 53,677 Seattle Parks and Recreation

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REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY

City Population Land Area (acres) Park Acreage Within City Limits 3,478 3,065 289 91 33 3,974 2,804 670 500 2,963 2,961 2 674 674 3,361 3,041 320 3,892 3,319

St. Louis 356,587 39,630 Total Acres: St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry Tower Grove Park Commission Jefferson National Expansion Memorial The Great Rivers Greenway District St. Paul, Minnesota 281,253 33,920 Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of St. Paul) Minnesota DNR Division of Parks and Recreation (within city of St. Paul) St. Petersburg 244,324 38,400 St. Petersburg Parks Department Pinellas County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of St. Petersburg) Stockton 287,578 35,200 Stockton Public Works Department Tampa 343,890 71,720 Tampa Parks and Recreation Department Tampa Sports Authority Tucson 543,910 124,588 Tucson Parks and Recreation Department

Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Tucson) 415 Kino Sports Complex 158 Tulsa 389,625 116,891 7,336 Tulsa Park and Recreation Department 5,995 River Parks Authority 1,116 Tulsa County Parks (within city of Tulsa) 225 Virginia Beach 433,575 158,903 33,677 Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge 13,360 Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (within city of Virginia Beach) 12,718 Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation 5,249 Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area 1,546 Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge 804 Washington, District of Columbia 599,657 39,297 7,464 National Park Service (within city of Washington) 6,776 District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation 688 Wichita 372,186 86,879 4,460 Wichita Park and Recreation Department 4,460 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 229,828 69,120 3,450 Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks 3,450 Total: 62,431,305 11,642,201 1,502,687

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REPORT #2: ACRES OF PARKLAND AS PERCENTAGE OF CITY AREA

FY 2010 Total park acres includes city, county, metro, state, and federal acres within the city limits. City Total Park Acres Park Acres as Percent of Land Area

Population Density Group #1 (HIGH)

New York Washington, D.C. San Francisco Jersey City, New Jersey Boston Minneapolis Oakland Philadelphia Arlington, Virginia Long Beach, California Seattle Baltimore Chicago Los Angeles Newark, New Jersey Miami Anaheim Santa Ana, California Hialeah, Florida Median, This Density: 38,060 7,464 5,384 1,660 19.5% 19.0% 18.0% 17.3%

4,897 15.8% 5,121 14.6% 5,219 14.5% 11,186 12.9% 1,823 3,331 11.4% 10.3%

5,476 10.2% 4,905 9.5% 11,959 8.2% 23,938 858 8.0% 5.6%

1,198 5.2% 926 3.0% 324 175 1.9% 1.4% 10.3%

Population Density Group #2 (INTERMEDIATEHIGH)

San Jose St. Paul, Minnesota St. Louis Pittsburgh Buffalo Rochester, New York Detroit Cleveland Gilbert, Arizona Las Vegas Stockton Median, This Density: 15,982 3,974 3,478 14.3% 11.7% 8.8%

3,120 8.8% 2,180 8.3% 1,501 6.7%

5,921 6.7% 3,130 6.3% 1,330 3,072 4.9% 4.2%

674 1.9% 6.7%

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REPORT #2: ACRES OF PARKLAND AS PERCENTAGE OF CITY AREA

City Total Park Acres Park Acres as Percent of Land Area

Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATE-LOW)

Albuquerque Irvine, California San Diego Akron, Ohio Austin Raleigh Portland, Oregon Phoenix Cincinnati Dallas Houston Lincoln, Nebraska Omaha Madison, Wisconsin Bakerseld Riverside, California Plano, Texas San Antonio Columbus Sacramento Garland, Texas St. Petersburg Arlington, Texas Boise, Idaho Glendale, Arizona Denver Reno, Nevada Fort Wayne Tampa Atlanta Irving, Texas Chandler, Arizona Henderson, Nevada Laredo, Texas Chula Vista, California Baton Rouge Mesa, Arizona Fresno Norfolk North Las Vegas, Nevada Median, This Density: 32,535 28.1% 7,656 47,383 8,799 26.0% 22.8% 22.2%

28,911 18.0% 12,512 17.0% 13,864 16.1% 45,020 14.8% 6,817 13.7% 29,401 13.4% 49,643 13.4% 6,304 5,246 13.1% 12.1% 9.8% 9.6% 9.1% 8.9% 9,560 12.9% 8,354 11.6% 4,796 4,215 23,316

Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 15,189

11,274 8.4% 5,069 8.2% 2,880 2,963 4,684 2,775 2,160 2,432 2,400 7.9% 7.7% 7.6% 6.9% 6.0% 5.5% 4.7%

5,902 6.0%

3,361 4.7% 3,882 4.6% 1,869 1,528 1,986 1,552 907 1,374 2,244 4.4% 4.2% 3.9% 3.1% 3.0% 2.8% 2.8%

1,511 2.3% 602 1.8% 859 1.7% 8.2%

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REPORT #2: ACRES OF PARKLAND AS PERCENTAGE OF CITY AREA

City Total Park Acres as Percent Park Acres of Land Area

Population Density Group #4 (LOW)

Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 501,725 39.9% New Orleans Chesapeake, Virginia Virginia Beach El Paso Scottsdale, Arizona Aurora, Colorado Colorado Springs Greensboro, North Carolina Kansas City, Missouri Jacksonville Louisville Tulsa Fort Worth Oklahoma City Charlotte/Mecklenburg Wichita Memphis Winston-Salem, North Carolina Orlando Indianapolis Durham, North Carolina Birmingham Nashville/Davidson Lexington/Fayette Tucson Lubbock, Texas Corpus Christi Honolulu/Honolulu County Median, This Density: Median, All Cities: 29,851 25.8% 56,066 25.8% 33,677 21.2% 29,393 18.4% 17,172 14.6% 10,155 11.2% 11,859 10.0% 6,186 17,272 9.3% 8.6%

44,108 8.2% 15,939 6.5% 7,336 6.3% 11,312 21,841 6.0% 5.6%

18,551 5.5% 4,460 5.1% 9,140 5.1% 3,450 5.0% 2,941 4.9% 11,147 4.8% 2,440 4.1% 3,504 3.7% 10,765 3.4% 6,077 3.3% 3,892 3.1% 2,224 2,147 6,056 3.0% 2.2% 1.6% 5.6% 8.1%

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REPORT #3: ACRES OF PARKLAND PER 1,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

FY 2010 Total park acres includes city, county, metro, state, and federal acres within the city limits. City Total Park Acres Acres per 1,000 Residents City Total Park Acres Acres per 1,000 Residents

Population Density Group #1 (HIGH)

Minneapolis Oakland Washington, D.C. Seattle Arlington, Virginia Baltimore Boston Philadelphia Long Beach, California Jersey City, New Jersey San Francisco Los Angeles New York Chicago Newark, New Jersey Miami Anaheim Santa Ana, California Hialeah, Florida Median, This Density: 5,121 13.3 5,219 12.8 7,464 12.4 5,476 8.9 1,823 8.4 4,905 7.7 4,897 7.6 11,186 7.2 3,331 7.2 1,660 6.8 5,384 6.6 23,938 6.2 38,060 4.5 11,959 4.2 858 3.1 1,198 2.8 926 2.7 324 1.0 175 0.8 6.8

Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATELOW) cont.

Columbus Boise, Idaho Garland, Texas Arlington, Texas St. Petersburg Reno, Nevada Sacramento Tampa Denver Fort Wayne Irving, Texas Glendale, Arizona Henderson, Nevada Atlanta Laredo, Texas Chandler, Arizona Baton Rouge Mesa, Arizona Chula Vista, California North Las Vegas, Nevada Fresno Norfolk Median, This Density: 11,274 14.7 2,775 13.5 2,880 13.0 4,684 12.3 2,963 12.1 2,432 11.1 5,069 10.9 3,361 9.8 5,902 9.7 2,400 9.4 1,869 9.1 2,160 8.5 1,986 7.7 3,882 7.2 1,552 6.9 1,528 6.1 1,374 6.1 2,244 4.8 907 4.1 859 3.8 1,511 3.1 602 2.6 13.5

Population Density Group #2 (INTERMEDIATE-HIGH)

San Jose St. Paul, Minnesota Pittsburgh St. Louis Buffalo Cleveland Rochester, New York Detroit Gilbert, Arizona Las Vegas Stockton 15,982 16.6 3,974 14.1 3,120 10.1 3,478 9.8 2,180 8.1 3,130 7.3 1,501 7.2 5,921 6.5 1,330 6.0 3,072 5.4 674 2.3 7.3

Population Density Group #4 (LOW)

Anchorage/Anchorage Borough Chesapeake, Virginia New Orleans Virginia Beach Scottsdale, Arizona Jacksonville El Paso Oklahoma City Kansas City, Missouri Aurora, Colorado Colorado Springs Greensboro, North Carolina Louisville Lexington/Fayette Charlotte/Mecklenburg Tulsa Nashville/Davidson Fort Worth Birmingham Winston-Salem, North Carolina Indianapolis Memphis Orlando Wichita Durham, North Carolina Lubbock, Texas Corpus Christi Tucson Honolulu/Honolulu County 501,725 1,753.2 56,066 252.0 29,851 84.1 33,677 77.7 17,172 72.2 44,108 54.2 29,393 47.4 21,841 39.0 17,272 35.8 10,155 31.4 11,859 29.8 6,186 24.2 15,939 22.1 6,077 20.5 18,551 20.3 7,336 18.8 10,765 17.8 11,312 15.5 3,504 15.2 3,450 15.0 11,147 13.8 9,140 13.5 2,941 12.5 4,460 12.0 2,440 10.6 2,224 9.8 2,147 7.5 3,892 7.2 6,056 6.7 20.3 12.4

Median, This Density:

Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATELOW)

Albuquerque 32,535 61.5 Akron, Ohio 8,799 42.5 Austin 28,911 36.8 Irvine, California 7,656 36.5 San Diego 47,383 36.3 Raleigh 12,512 30.8 Phoenix 45,020 28.2 Bakerseld 8,354 25.7 Lincoln, Nebraska 6,304 24.8 Portland, Oregon 13,864 24.5 Dallas 29,401 22.6 Madison, Wisconsin 5,246 22.3 Houston 49,643 22.0 Omaha 9,560 21.0 Cincinnati 6,817 20.5 San Antonio 23,316 17.0 Riverside, California 4,796 16.1 Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 15,189 15.8 Median, This Density: Plano, Texas 4,215 15.4 Median, All Cities:

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THE 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES

Seattle

Portland

Boise

Sacramento San Francisco Oakland Stockton San Jose

Reno

Denver

Aurora

Fresno North Las Vegas Bakerseld Las Vegas Henderson Los Angeles Anaheim Riverside Long Beach Santa Ana Irvine San Diego Chula Vista Glendale Phoenix Albuquerque Colorado Springs

Scottsdale Mesa Gilbert Chandler Tucson

Lubbock

El Paso

Anchorage Honolulu

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Minneapolis St. Paul Milwaukee Madison Chicago Omaha Lincoln Indianapolis Kansas City Wichita St. Louis Louisville Nashville Memphis Atlanta Birmingham Plano Garland Dallas Fort Worth Arlington
Irving Rochester Buffalo

Boston

Detroit Newark Cleveland Fort Wayne

Akron

Philadelphia Pittsburgh Baltimore

Arlington

New York Jersey City

Columbus Cincinnati Lexington

Washington, DC

Virginia Beach Norfolk Chesapeake WinstonDurham Salem Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte

Tulsa Oklahoma City

Jacksonville Baton Rouge New Orleans Orlando St. Petersburg Tampa

Austin San Antonio

Houston

Laredo

Corpus Christi

Hialeah

Miami

Note: Toledo is not included because it did not participate in the 2010 survey of city park and recreation systems.

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REPORT #4: PARK PLAYGROUNDS PER 10,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

FY 2010
KEY N.A. = Not Available

Park playgrounds do not include school playgrounds. If a city has more than one park agency, their playgrounds are combined. City Madison, Wisconsin Virginia Beach Corpus Christi Cincinnati Norfolk Pittsburgh Greensboro, North Carolina Sacramento Glendale, Arizona Colorado Springs Jacksonville Boise, Idaho Birmingham Boston Omaha Detroit Lincoln, Nebraska Chula Vista, California St. Petersburg Baltimore Baton Rouge Anchorage/Anchorage Borough Minneapolis Irvine, California Albuquerque St. Paul, Minnesota Lubbock, Texas San Jose Cleveland New Orleans Plano, Texas Tulsa Stockton Denver Tampa Aurora, Colorado Durham, North Carolina Buffalo Reno, Nevada Fort Worth Irving, Texas Rochester, New York Fort Wayne Raleigh Tucson Chandler, Arizona Lexington/Fayette Wichita Portland, Oregon El Paso Number of Playgrounds per Playgrounds 10,000 Residents 164 7.0 215 5.0 141 4.9 161 4.8 100 4.3 129 4.2 102 4.0 181 3.9 97 3.8 145 3.6 285 3.5 72 3.5 80 3.5 222 3.4 155 3.4 308 3.4 84 3.3 72 3.2 78 3.2 200 3.1 69 3.1 83 2.9 110 2.9 59 2.8 147 2.8 77 2.7 60 2.7 256 2.7 114 2.6 93 2.6 71 2.6 99 2.5 71 2.5 148 2.4 83 2.4 78 2.4 55 2.4 63 2.3 51 2.3 167 2.3 46 2.2 46 2.2 56 2.2 88 2.2 118 2.2 54 2.2 64 2.2 80 2.1 120 2.1 131 2.1 City Number of Playgrounds per Playgrounds 10,000 Residents

Seattle 130 2.1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 47 2.0 Orlando 48 2.0 St. Louis 72 2.0 Oklahoma City 113 2.0 Atlanta 109 2.0 North Las Vegas, Nevada 45 2.0 Las Vegas 113 2.0 Kansas City, Missouri 96 2.0 Henderson, Nevada 50 1.9 Columbus 146 1.9 Nashville/Davidson 114 1.9 Bakerseld 60 1.8 Chicago 521 1.8 Oakland 73 1.8 San Diego 233 1.8 San Francisco 145 1.8 Memphis 114 1.7 Washington, D.C. 101 1.7 Louisville 119 1.6 Philadelphia 254 1.6 Indianapolis 129 1.6 Garland, Texas 35 1.6 Long Beach, California 69 1.5 Austin 116 1.5 Scottsdale, Arizona 34 1.4 Riverside, California 42 1.4 Dallas 183 1.4 Fresno 65 1.4 Jersey City, New Jersey 32 1.3 Miami 57 1.3 Santa Ana, California 43 1.3 Arlington, Texas 48 1.3 Charlotte/Mecklenburg 114 1.2 Houston 277 1.2 New York 1,024 1.2 Anaheim 41 1.2 Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 114 1.2 Akron, Ohio 24 1.2 Mesa, Arizona 54 1.2 San Antonio 148 1.1 Phoenix 165 1.0 Los Angeles 383 1.0 Newark, New Jersey 16 0.6 Hialeah, Florida 12 0.5 Laredo, Texas 2 0.1 Arlington, Virginia N.A. N.A. Chesapeake, Virginia N.A. N.A. Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A. Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A.

Total: 11,678 Median: 2.1

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REPORT #5: TOTAL SPENDING ON PARKS AND RECREATION PER RESIDENT BY CITY
FY 2009
KEY N.A. = Not Available

Total expenditure includes both operating and capital expenditure, but excludes stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, and cemeteries. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined. City Washington, D.C. San Francisco Seattle Las Vegas Henderson, Nevada Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota Portland Plano, Texas Sacramento North Las Vegas, Nevada New York Riverside, California Cincinnati Chandler, Arizona Raleigh Virginia Beach Tampa Chicago Newark, New Jersey Oakland Kansas City, Missouri Denver St. Petersburg Aurora, Colorado Long Beach, California San Diego Orlando Lubbock, Texas Bakerseld Boise, Idaho Scottsdale, Arizona Madison, Wisconsin Dallas Boston Cleveland New Orleans Pittsburgh Tucson Charlotte/Mecklenburg Fort Worth Miami Anchorage/Anchorage Borough Norfolk Reno, Nevada Atlanta Irvine, California Greensboro, North Carolina Phoenix Mesa, Arizona Total: Total Park Expenditure Expenditure per Resident City Omaha Akron, Ohio Oklahoma City Garland, Texas Corpus Christi Anaheim Nashville/Davidson Glendale, Arizona Philadelphia Arlington, Texas Colorado Springs Lincoln, Nebraska Lexington/Fayette Fort Wayne Austin San Antonio Milwaukee/Milwaukee County St. Louis Columbus Fresno Los Angeles Baltimore Albuquerque Chula Vista, California Rochester, New York Wichita Arlington, Virginia Stockton Memphis Houston Louisville Santa Ana, California Indianapolis Jacksonville Tulsa Hialeah, Florida Winston-Salem, North Carolina Buffalo El Paso Detroit Jersey City, New Jersey Chesapeake, Virginia Baton Rouge Birmingham Durham, North Carolina Gilbert, Arizona Honolulu/Honolulu County Irving, Texas Laredo, Texas San Jose Total Park Expenditure Expenditure per Resident

$224,591,976 $375 $228,285,744 $280 $167,541,163 $272 $146,061,811 $257 $55,508,345 $216 $76,932,406 $200 $54,802,592 $195 $98,029,801 $173 $45,038,424 $165 $75,014,463 $161 $35,983,055 $160 $1,329,673,995 $158 $46,675,829 $157 $51,964,588 $156 $38,908,751 $156 $60,751,172 $150 $63,570,700 $147 $49,099,548 $143 $379,504,652 $133 $36,931,417 $133 $53,605,604 $131 $62,100,749 $129 $76,925,375 $126 $30,507,237 $125 $40,072,036 $124 $55,879,916 $121 $152,711,954 $117 $26,633,775 $113 $25,243,205 $112 $35,039,523 $108 $21,846,142 $106 $25,257,901 $106 $24,870,000 $106 $136,492,377 $105 $66,742,851 $103 $44,115,668 $102 $35,832,341 $101 $30,797,363 $99 $52,862,000 $97 $84,565,136 $93 $65,627,523 $90 $38,552,986 $89 $24,829,935 $87 $20,225,952 $87 $18,640,373 $85 $45,175,686 $84 $17,347,344 $83 $20,685,218 $81 $125,004,725 $78 $36,606,715 $78

$34,736,814 $76 $15,099,263 $73 $40,816,251 $73 $15,584,927 $70 $19,909,261 $69 $23,220,179 $69 $40,868,232 $67 $16,645,621 $66 $99,627,494 $64 $24,311,247 $64 $25,223,911 $63 $16,057,249 $63 $18,492,174 $62 $15,947,078 $62 $48,877,389 $62 $84,842,548 $62 $59,082,973 $62 $21,816,316 $61 $45,696,258 $59 $28,168,124 $59 $221,596,617 $58 $36,797,232 $58 $29,984,000 $57 $12,513,635 $56 $11,548,349 $56 $20,384,447 $55 $11,816,922 $54 $14,090,000 $49 $32,044,793 $47 $102,938,811 $46 $32,892,385 $46 $14,683,470 $43 $34,668,752 $43 $34,888,660 $43 $15,820,210 $41 $8,800,000 $40 $8,791,403 $38 $9,153,202 $34 $19,587,662 $32 $24,559,000 $27 $4,113,488 $17 $3,443,000 $15 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

$6,159,807,389

Median: $84

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REPORT #6: OPERATIONAL SPENDING PER RESIDENT BY CITY

FY 2009
KEY N.A. = Not Available

Operating expenditure does not include capital expenditure. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined.
Park Operating Expenditure Expenditure per Resident Park Operating Expenditure Expenditure per Resident

City

City

Washington, D.C. San Francisco Seattle Minneapolis Henderson, Nevada Portland St. Paul, Minnesota St. Petersburg Virginia Beach Sacramento Las Vegas Long Beach, California Cincinnati Orlando Tampa Aurora, Colorado Scottsdale, Arizona Raleigh San Diego Plano, Texas New York Chicago Madison, Wisconsin Tucson Boise, Idaho Irvine, California Bakerseld Denver Kansas City, Missouri New Orleans Anchorage/Anchorage Borough Oakland Greensboro, North Carolina Boston Cleveland Reno, Nevada North Las Vegas, Nevada Miami Norfolk Fort Worth Corpus Christi Atlanta Lexington/Fayette Arlington, Texas Omaha Anaheim Fort Wayne Akron, Ohio Lincoln, Nebraska Oklahoma City Total:

$138,382,818 $231 $177,605,292 $218 $108,645,213 $176 $67,047,624 $174 $35,447,683 $138 $77,139,615 $136 $35,317,754 $126 $30,367,276 $124 $53,739,175 $124 $55,866,463 $120 $67,216,553 $118 $54,073,566 $117 $37,572,478 $113 $26,207,367 $111 $37,023,665 $108 $34,560,561 $107 $25,251,281 $106 $39,800,956 $98 $124,346,983 $95 $25,286,075 $92 $753,580,995 $90 $250,514,652 $88 $20,520,000 $87 $46,555,023 $86 $17,046,228 $83 $17,347,344 $83 $26,199,093 $81 $48,738,979 $80 $38,366,112 $80 $28,158,341 $79 $21,959,194 $77 $31,309,724 $77 $19,144,229 $75 $47,960,957 $74 $30,545,177 $71 $15,200,872 $69 $15,435,445 $69 $29,515,086 $68 $15,672,452 $67 $48,380,003 $66 $18,318,273 $64 $33,786,671 $62 $18,492,174 $62 $23,638,944 $62 $27,511,696 $61 $20,171,532 $60 $14,298,011 $56 $11,455,513 $55 $13,881,643 $55 $30,525,056 $54

Philadelphia Phoenix Arlington, Virginia Nashville/Davidson Colorado Springs Riverside, California Pittsburgh Garland, Texas Baltimore Los Angeles Fresno St. Louis Chula Vista, California Stockton Wichita Charlotte/Mecklenburg Glendale, Arizona Mesa, Arizona Columbus Durham, North Carolina Chandler, Arizona San Antonio Austin Rochester, New York Milwaukee/Milwaukee County Newark, New Jersey Albuquerque Dallas Hialeah, Florida Houston Lubbock, Texas Santa Ana, California Winston-Salem, North Carolina Jacksonville Indianapolis Louisville El Paso Buffalo Detroit Memphis Tulsa Chesapeake, Virginia Jersey City, New Jersey Baton Rouge Birmingham Gilbert, Arizona Honolulu/Honolulu County Irving, Texas Laredo, Texas San Jose

$84,242,113 $54 $86,733,332 $54 $11,816,922 $54 $32,591,940 $54 $21,335,958 $54 $15,934,164 $53 $16,239,183 $52 $11,584,927 $52 $33,126,232 $52 $190,758,011 $50 $23,844,009 $50 $17,699,286 $50 $11,091,075 $50 $14,090,000 $49 $18,016,987 $48 $42,475,547 $46 $11,713,465 $46 $21,552,767 $46 $34,987,867 $45 $10,334,846 $45 $11,251,775 $45 $61,091,004 $44 $34,400,660 $44 $9,016,349 $43 $41,526,634 $43 $11,961,736 $43 $22,741,000 $43 $53,794,698 $41 $8,800,000 $40 $88,298,984 $39 $8,770,257 $39 $13,045,528 $38 $8,791,403 $38 $28,720,471 $35 $27,807,401 $34 $24,676,873 $34 $19,587,662 $32 $8,447,107 $31 $24,399,000 $27 $17,132,295 $25 $8,381,228 $22 $1,443,000 $6 $1,102,000 $5 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. $4,230,483,513

Median: $56

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REPORT #7: CAPITAL SPENDING PER RESIDENT BY CITY

FY 2009
KEY N.A. = Not Available

Capital expenditure does not include operating expenditure. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined.
Park Capital Expenditure Expenditure per Resident Park Capital Expenditure Expenditure per Resident

City

City

Washington, D.C. Las Vegas Chandler, Arizona Riverside, California Seattle North Las Vegas, Nevada Newark, New Jersey Henderson, Nevada Lubbock, Texas Plano, Texas St. Paul, Minnesota New York Dallas San Francisco Oakland Raleigh Kansas City, Missouri Pittsburgh Denver Charlotte/Mecklenburg Chicago Cincinnati Sacramento Portland Tampa Mesa, Arizona Cleveland Boston Bakerseld Minneapolis Phoenix Fort Worth Boise, Idaho Virginia Beach Memphis San Diego New Orleans Atlanta Miami Norfolk Glendale, Arizona Tulsa Madison, Wisconsin Austin Oklahoma City Milwaukee/Milwaukee County Garland, Texas Akron, Ohio San Antonio Aurora, Colorado Total:

$86,209,158 $144 $78,845,258 $139 $27,656,976 $111 $30,741,665 $103 $58,895,950 $96 $20,547,610 $92 $24,969,681 $90 $20,060,662 $78 $16,472,948 $73 $19,752,349 $72 $19,484,838 $69 $576,093,000 $69 $82,697,679 $64 $50,680,452 $62 $22,295,880 $54 $20,950,216 $52 $23,734,637 $49 $14,558,180 $47 $28,186,396 $46 $42,089,589 $46 $128,990,000 $45 $14,392,110 $43 $19,148,000 $41 $20,890,186 $37 $12,075,883 $35 $15,053,948 $32 $13,570,491 $31 $18,781,894 $29 $8,840,430 $27 $9,884,782 $26 $38,271,393 $24 $17,247,520 $24 $4,799,914 $23 $9,831,525 $23 $14,912,498 $22 $28,364,971 $22 $7,674,000 $22 $11,389,015 $21 $9,037,900 $21 $4,553,500 $20 $4,932,156 $19 $7,438,982 $19 $4,350,000 $18 $14,476,729 $18 $10,291,195 $18 $17,556,339 $18 $4,000,000 $18 $3,643,750 $18 $23,751,544 $17 $5,511,475 $17

Omaha Reno, Nevada Columbus Albuquerque Nashville/Davidson Jersey City, New Jersey Rochester, New York Tucson St. Louis Louisville Anchorage/Anchorage Borough Philadelphia Colorado Springs Anaheim Fresno Chesapeake, Virginia Lincoln, Nebraska Indianapolis Los Angeles Jacksonville Houston Fort Wayne Wichita Chula Vista, California Greensboro, North Carolina Baltimore Corpus Christi Santa Ana, California Long Beach, California Buffalo Orlando Arlington, Texas St. Petersburg Detroit Scottsdale, Arizona Arlington, Virginia El Paso Hialeah, Florida Irvine, California Lexington/Fayette Stockton Winston-Salem, North Carolina Baton Rouge Birmingham Durham, North Carolina Gilbert, Arizona Honolulu/Honolulu County Irving, Texas Laredo, Texas San Jose

$7,225,118 $16 $3,439,501 $16 $10,708,391 $14 $7,243,000 $14 $8,276,292 $14 $3,011,488 $12 $2,532,000 $12 $6,306,977 $12 $4,117,030 $12 $8,215,512 $11 $2,870,741 $10 $15,385,381 $10 $3,887,953 $10 $3,048,647 $9 $4,324,115 $9 $2,000,000 $9 $2,175,606 $9 $6,861,351 $8 $30,838,606 $8 $6,168,189 $8 $14,639,827 $6 $1,649,067 $6 $2,367,460 $6 $1,422,560 $6 $1,540,989 $6 $3,671,000 $6 $1,590,988 $6 $1,637,942 $5 $1,806,350 $4 $706,095 $3 $426,408 $2 $672,303 $2 $139,961 $1 $160,000 $0 $6,620 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. $1,939,658,722

Median: $18

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EXPENDITURE PER RESIDENT IN DOLLARS
100 150 200 250 300 350 50
FY 2009
OPERATING EXPENDITURE

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TOTAL SPENDING ON PARKS AND RECREATION PER RESIDENT BY CITY

Washington, D.C. San Francisco Seattle Las Vegas Henderson, Nevada Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota Portland Plano, Texas Sacramento North Las Vegas, Nevada New York Riverside, California Cincinnati Chandler, Arizona Raleigh Virginia Beach Tampa Chicago Newark, New Jersey Oakland Kansas City, Missouri Denver St. Petersburg Aurora, Colorado Long Beach, California San Diego Orlando Lubbock, Texas Bakerseld Boise, Idaho Scottsdale, Arizona Madison, Wisconsin Dallas Boston Cleveland New Orleans Pittsburgh Tucson Charlotte/Mecklenburg Fort Worth Miami Anchorage/Anchorage Borough Norfolk

Total expenditure includes both operating and capital expenditure. The orange portion of each bar is operating expenditure, including regular expenses such as landscape and facility maintenance, recreational programming, planning, administration, and policing. The blue portion is capital expenditure, including one-time land acquisitions, construction projects, and major repairs. To ensure parity between cities, spending gures exclude non-standard facilities such as stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, and cemeteries. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined.

Reno, Nevada Atlanta Irvine, California Greensboro, North Carolina Phoenix Mesa, Arizona Omaha Akron, Ohio Oklahoma City Garland, Texas Corpus Christi Anaheim Nashville/Davidson Glendale, Arizona Philadelphia Arlington, Texas Colorado Springs Lincoln, Nebraska Lexington/Fayette Fort Wayne Austin San Antonio Milwaukee/Milwaukee County St. Louis Columbus Fresno Los Angeles Baltimore Albuquerque Chula Vista, California Rochester, New York Wichita Arlington, Virginia Stockton Memphis Houston Louisville Santa Ana, California Indianapolis Jacksonville Tulsa Hialeah, Florida

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina Buffalo El Paso Detroit Jersey City, New Jersey Chesapeake, Virginia

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REPORT #8: EMPLOYEES PER 10,000 RESIDENTS BY MAJOR CITY AGENCY

FY 2010
KEY N.A. = Not Available

Full-time and part-time employees, counted as Full-Time Equivalent (FTE). Seasonal staff not counted. Agency Number of Regular, Employees per Non-Seasonal Employees 10,000 Residents 1,021 671 608 305 350 400 474 841 811 488 746 285 256 505 486 368 256 336 394 2,764 741 201 228 223 795 242 445 202 578 151 186 257 229 421 5,804 332 253 152 424 155 357 298 2,360 136 758 135 415 751 181 524 283 186 279 370 16.6 15.5 14.9 14.5 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.5 12.7 12.4 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.9 10.8 9.7 9.7 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.4 7.9 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1

Seattle Parks and Recreation Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation Oakland Ofce of Parks and Recreation Irvine Community Services Department St. Petersburg Parks Department Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department Tampa Parks and Recreation Department Denver Parks and Recreation (within Denver only) District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board National Park Service (within city of Washington, District of Columbia) Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Division Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources (Virginia) Miami Department of Parks and Recreation Cleveland Department of Parks, Recreation and Properties Anaheim Community Services Department Parks Division Orlando Families, Parks and Recreation Department Pittsburgh Public Works Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department Chicago Park District San Francisco Recreation and Park Department North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Department Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department Chandler Community Services Department Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department Portland Parks and Recreation Plano Parks and Recreation Department Austin Parks and Recreation Department Boise Parks and Recreation Henderson Parks and Recreation Department St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space Nashville/Davidson Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department (Missouri) Wichita Park and Recreation Department The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks Madison Parks Division Tucson Parks and Recreation Department Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks Garland Parks and Recreation Department San Diego Park and Recreation Department Norfolk Department of Recreation, Parks and Open Space Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department Cincinnati Recreation Commission San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department New Orleans Recreation Department Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Louisville Metro Parks

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REPORT #8: EMPLOYEES PER 10,000 RESIDENTS BY MAJOR CITY AGENCY

Agency Number of Regular, Employees per Non-Seasonal Employees 10,000 Residents 659 5.1 343 5.1 128 5.0 231 5.0 791 5.0 114 5.0 112 4.9 437 4.8 122 4.8 106 4.6 130 4.5 134 4.5 99 4.5 143 4.4 269 4.3 344 4.3 159 4.2 166 4.2 123 4.1 83 4.0 828 3.7 81 3.6 159 3.5 124 3.5 265 3.4 114 3.4 85 3.4 186 3.3 150 3.2 261 3.2 203 3.1 148 3.1 172 3.0 457 3.0 60 2.5 210 2.2 57 2.1 68 2.0 48 1.7 156 1.7 36 1.6 45 1.6 72 1.1 157 1.0 24 0.9 33 0.8 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 40,309 5.4

Dallas Park and Recreation Department Memphis Division of Park Services Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department Birmingham Park and Recreation Board Durham Parks and Recreation Department Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department (Charlotte) Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Bakerseld Recreation and Parks Department El Paso Parks and Recreation Department Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation Arlington Parks and Recreation Department (Texas) Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Rochester Bureau of Operations and Parks Houston Parks and Recreation Department Lubbock Parks and Recreation Omaha Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Property New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Cincinnati Park Board Glendale Parks and Recreation Department Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department Mesa Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities Dept. Jacksonville Recreation and Community Services Department Boston Parks and Recreation Department Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services Philadelphia Department of Recreation Jersey City Division of Parks and Forestry Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture Buffalo Division of Parks and Recreation Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (within Newark) Detroit Recreation Department Chula Vista Public Works Department Parks Division Stockton Public Works Department Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (within Boston) Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia) Newark Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services Tulsa Park and Recreation Department Akron Recreation Bureau Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department Gilbert Parks and Recreation Hialeah Department of Recreation and Community Services Irving Parks and Recreation Laredo Parks and Leisure Services Department Total: Median:

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SNAPSHOT REPORTSTHE TOP 10

FY 2010 If a city has more than one agency, their facilities are combined. For the full reports, visit tpl.org/cityparkfacts.

REPORT #9: BALL DIAMONDS PER 10,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

Number of City Diamonds Portland, Oregon St. Paul, Minnesota Minneapolis Pittsburgh Rochester, New York Scottsdale, Arizona Cincinnati Norfolk Akron, Ohio Jacksonville 318 154 195 128 82 92 125 86 73 284 Diamonds per 10,000 Residents 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5

REPORT #10: BASKETBALL HOOPS PER 10,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

City Number of Hoops 258 202 162 207 237 120 226 435 110 110 Hoops per 10,000 Residents 11.0 8.7 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3

Madison, Wisconsin Norfolk Henderson, Nevada Cincinnati Raleigh Baton Rouge Cleveland Honolulu/Honolulu County Birmingham Glendale, Arizona

Ball diamonds include both baseball and softball diamonds.

REPORT #11: OFF-LEASH DOG PARKS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

City Portland, Oregon Norfolk Las Vegas San Francisco Arlington, Virginia Madison, Wisconsin St. Petersburg Henderson, Nevada Tampa Albuquerque Number of Off-Leash Dog Parks 32 12 23 27 7 7 6 6 8 12 Off-Leash Dog Parks per 100,000 Residents 5.7 5.1 4.1 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3

REPORT #12: RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS PER 20,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY
City Number of Centers 34 51 73 33 25 163 94 259 21 27 Centers per 20,000 Residents 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.6

Baton Rouge Minneapolis Washington, D.C. St. Paul, Minnesota Norfolk Philadelphia Honolulu/Honolulu County Chicago Orlando Cincinnati

REPORT #13: SKATEBOARD PARKS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

City Chula Vista, California Colorado Springs Reno, Nevada El Paso Las Vegas Long Beach, California Sacramento Henderson, Nevada Minneapolis Boise, Idaho Number of Skateboard Parks 7 8 4 11 10 8 8 4 6 3 Skateboard Parks per 100,000 Residents 3.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5

REPORT #14: SWIMMING POOLS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

City Cleveland Cincinnati Birmingham Pittsburgh Washington, D.C. Tulsa New Orleans Philadelphia Orlando Tucson Number of Pools 40 26 17 19 36 23 20 74 11 25 Pools per 100,000 Residents 9.3 7.8 7.4 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.6

Swimming pools include both indoor and outdoor pools, four-foot minimum depth.

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THE 100 LARGEST CITY PARKS

These are the largest parks located within the limits of a U.S. city.Most are owned by the municipality, but some are owned by a state, a county, a regional agency, or the federal government. If a park extends beyond the boundary of the city, only the acreage within the city is noted here. Note: New Yorks Central Park, commonly thought to be the largest city park, is 843 acres and number 138 on the list. For the 150 largest city parks, visit tpl.org/cityparkfacts. KEY M: Municipally Owned Park S: State Park C: County Park R: Regional Park NP: National Park NWR: National Wildlife Refuge

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Park Name

Type S S NWR M M M S NP C M NP NWR M NWR M S M S M M M M M S M M M M M S M S S C M M M R M M M M C C R C M C M S

Acres 490,125 25,631 24,293 16,094 16,000 9,270 8,960 7,870 7,800 7,500 7,138 6,800 6,201 6,000 5,840 5,579 5,366 5,229 5,157 4,766 4,500 4,217 4,167 3,896 3,715 3,670 3,662 3,643 3,585 3,572 3,462 3,440 3,410 3,200 3,173 3,133 3,100 3,026 2,765 2,688 2,600 2,405 2,381 2,319 2,238 2,229 2,224 2,168 2,077 2,040

City Anchorage El Paso New Orleans Phoenix Scottsdale, Arizona Houston Los Angeles Jacksonville Houston Phoenix New York San Jose Louisville Eufaula, Alabama San Diego Raleigh Jacksonville Honolulu Portland, Oregon Indianapolis Anchorage Los Angeles Philadelphia Jacksonville Austin Chico, California Fort Worth Dallas Kingsport, Tennessee Virginia Beach Meridian, Mississippi Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Memphis Dallas Nashville Tulsa Brecksville, Ohio New York Newport News, Virginia Louisville San Diego Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Strongsville, Ohio Lees Summit, Missouri Bristol, Tennessee Houston Berkeley Colorado Springs

Chugach State Park Franklin Mountains State Park Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge South Mountain Preserve McDowell Sonoran Preserve Cullen Park Topanga State Park (part) Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve George Bush Park North Mountain Preserve Gateway National Recreation Area (part) Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (part) Jefferson Memorial Forest Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge (part) Mission Trail William B. Umstead State Park Cecil Field Greenway Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park Forest Park Eagle Creek Park and Golf Course Far North Bicentennial Park Grifth Park Fairmount Park-Wissahickon Valley Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park Bidwell Park Fort Worth Nature Center/Wildlife Refuge Mountain Creek Lake Park Bays Mountain Park False Cape State Park and Natural Area Preserve Bonita Lakes Park North Landing River State Natural Area Preserve First Landing State Park Shelby Farms Park Trinity River Park The Warner Parks Mohawk Park and Golf Course Brecksville Reservation (part) Pelham Bay Park Newport News Park (part) Otter Creek Park Los Peasquitos Canyon Longview Lake Park (part) Blue River Parkway Mill Stream Run Reservation (part) Fleming Park (part) Steele Creek Park Bear Creek Pioneers Park Tilden Park Cheyenne Mountain State Park

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KEY M: Municipally Owned Park S: State Park C: County Park R: Regional Park NP: National Park NWR: National Wildlife Refuge

Rank 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 (tie) 99 (tie)

Park Name

Type M S R M M M S C M M S M NP C S C S M M M M R M M NP M M M M M M M C M M M S M M M M M M M M R M NP M M

Acres 2,031 2,013 1,973 1,952 1,861 1,805 1,800 1,782 1,778 1,771 1,768 1,756 1,754 1,720 1,708 1,642 1,640 1,620 1,618 1,589 1,575 1,510 1,500 1,493 1,491 1,475 1,472 1,471 1,439 1,437 1,435 1,431 1,429 1,424 1,411 1,392 1,374 1,347 1,319 1,306 1,300 1,293 1,284 1,260 1,255 1,220 1,216 1,215 1,200 1,200

City Los Angeles Galveston Portland, Oregon Dallas Aurora, Colorado Kansas City, Missouri San Diego San Jose New York Austin Jacksonville San Diego Washington, D.C. San Diego Jacksonville Phoenix Lawrence, Indiana Eureka Springs, Arkansas Philadelphia Claremont, California North Little Rock, Arkansas Riverside, California Des Moines, Iowa Nashville San Francisco Winston-Salem, North Carolina Lincoln, Nebraska Cincinnati Omaha Los Angeles Virginia Beach Houston Lees Summit, Missouri Riverside, California Anchorage San Antonio Honolulu Irvine, California Colorado Springs Madison, Wisconsin New Orleans St. Louis San Diego Colorado Springs New York Oakland Chicago Washington, D.C. Phoenix Baltimore

Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area Galveston Island State Park Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area White Rock Lake Park Aurora Reservoir Swope Park Torrey Pines State Reserve Calero County Park Greenbelt Park Barton Creek Greenbelt Little Talbot Island State Park Mission Bay Park Rock Creek Park (part) Tijuana River Valley Regional Park Big Talbot Island State Park Adobe Dam Recreation Area Fort Harrison State Park Lake Leatherwood Park Pennypack Park Claremont Hills Wilderness Park Burns Park Hidden Valley Wildlife Area Water Works Park Beaman Park The Presidio Salem Lake Wilderness Park Mt. Airy Forest Glenn Cunningham Lake Hansen Dam Recreation Center Stumpy Lake Park Memorial Park Longview Lake Park (part) Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park Kincaid Park Rancho Diana Sacred Falls State Park Orange County Great Park Garden of the Gods Park Cherokee Park City Park Forest Park Black Mountain Park North Cheyenne Canyon Park Flushing Meadows/Corona Park Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline Park Lincoln Park Anacostia Park Cave Buttes Recreation Area I & II Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park

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THE 50 OLDEST CITY PARKS

These are the oldest U.S. city parks ranked chronologically. In the case of parks that were enlarged later, the date refers to the year of initial creation or acquisition. In the case of parks whose names have changed, the modern name is given. Of course, before the European invasion, there were hundreds of even older plazas, sports elds, ceremonial grounds, and food preparation commons in such Native American communities as Cahokia, Cheektowaga, Cathlapotle, and Taos Pueblo, but the pre-historical record does not yield dates of their establishment. For the complete list of oldest city parks, visit tpl.org/cityparkfacts. Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 40 43 43 45 45 45 45 45 50 Park Name City St. Augustine, Florida Boston New Haven Charleston, South Carolina Philadelphia Salem, Massachusetts New York Newark, New Jersey New Orleans San Antonio New York Savannah Albuquerque Los Angeles Washington, D.C. Cleveland New York Worthington, Ohio Washington, D.C. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania St. Louis St. Louis Rochester, New York Memphis Santa Fe New York Akron, Ohio Baltimore New York New York Milwaukee Jersey City, New Jersey Staten Island Chicago St. Louis Queens Portland, Oregon Queens Honolulu New York San Francisco Brooklyn St. Paul, Minnesota Sacramento Detroit Atlanta Madison, Wisconsin San Diego San Francisco Columbus Year Established 1573 1634 1641 1680 1682 1685 1686 1697 1718 1729 1733 1733 1760 1781 1790 1796 1797 1803 1804 1807 1812 1816 1817 1819 1821 1823 1825 1827 1832 1833 1835 1835 1836 1837 1838 1841 1843 1844 1845 1847 1847 1847 1849 1849 1850 1850 1850 1850 1850 1851

Plaza de la Constitucin Boston Common New Haven Green Washington/Marion Squares Rittenhouse/Washington/Logan/Franklin Squares Salem Common Battery Park Military/Washington Parks Jackson Square San Pedro Springs Park Bowling Green Johnson Square Old Town Plaza El Pueblo National Mall Settlers Landing Duane Park Village Green Park Lafayette Square River Common Gravois/Laclede/Mt. Pleasant Parks Jackson Place Park Washington Square Brinkley Park/Colonial Park/Columbus Park/Court Square Santa Fe Plaza Washington Square Perkins Square Patterson Park Union Square Tompkins Square Park Cathedral Square Park Van Vorst Park Veterans Park Grant Park Lafayette Park Daniel Carter Beard Memorial Square Chapman Park Wyanda Park Thomas Square Madison Square Park/Reservoir Square (Bryant Park) Portsmouth Square Fort Greene Park Rice Park Sutter Land Grants Park Grand Circus Park Oakland Cemetery Orton Park Pantoja Park Union/Washington Squares Goodale Park

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Rank Park Name City Annual Visitorship

1 2 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 18 19 20 21 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 29 29 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 41 41 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 49 49 49 49 55 56 57

Central Park Lincoln Park Mission Bay Park Balboa Park Golden Gate Park Forest Park Grifth Park Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk Fairmount Park National Mall Cleveland Lakefront State Park Prospect Park Hermann Park Liberty State Park City Park Old Sacramento State Historic Park The Presidio Fair Park Chain of Lakes Regional Park Bryant Park Millennium Park Piedmont Park Statue of Liberty National Monument Independence National Historical Park Green Lake Park White River State Park Memorial Park Centennial Olympic Park Battery Park Belle Isle Park Como Park White River Greenway Riverside Park Drew Field Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Lake Harriet Park/Lyndale Park Boston Common Swope Park Boston National Historical Park City Park Garden of the Gods Park Lyon Park Rock Creek Park Delaware Park First Landing State Park Schenley Park and Plaza Country/Jaycee Park Encanto Park Louisville Waterfront Park Park at Lady Bird Lake Point State Park Town Lake Metropolitan Park Trinity Park San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Balloon Fiesta Park Chugach State Park

New York Chicago San Diego San Diego San Francisco St. Louis Los Angeles New York Philadelphia Washington, D.C. Cleveland New York Houston Jersey City, New Jersey New Orleans Sacramento San Francisco Dallas Minneapolis New York Chicago Atlanta New York Philadelphia Seattle Indianapolis Houston Atlanta New York Detroit St. Paul, Minnesota Indianapolis New York Jacksonville St. Louis New York Minneapolis Boston Kansas City, Missouri Boston Denver Colorado Springs St. Louis Washington, D.C. Buffalo Virginia Beach Pittsburgh Greensboro, North Carolina Phoenix Louisville Austin Pittsburgh Austin Fort Worth San Antonio Albuquerque Anchorage

35,000,000 20,000,000 16,500,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 10,600,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 8,431,000 8,000,000 5,600,000 5,326,978 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,999,300 4,860,800 4,200,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,833,288 3,751,007 3,650,000 3,300,000 3,246,000 3,200,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,800,000 2,500,000 2,436,110 2,300,000 2,250,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 2,060,497 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,883,457 1,800,000 1,762,464 1,750,000 1,586,316 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,304,690 1,300,000 1,200,000

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Rank Park Name City Annual Visitorship

57 57 60 61 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 71 72 73 74 74 76 77 78 79 80 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 111 112 113

Monon Greenway San Antonio Riverwalk The Esplanade Centennial Park Burke-Gilman Trail Bushnell Park Centennial Park Eden Park Jackson Square Longview Lake Park Myriad Gardens Overton Park Tower Grove Park Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve Nuuanu Pali State Wayside T.O. Fuller State Park Discovery Green McCormick-Stillman Park Park Road Park South Mountain Park Audubon Park Cabrillo National Monument Al Lopez (Horizon) Park Franke Park Mount Trashmore Park Land Park Woodward Park Randalls Island Freedom Park Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site El Dorado Park Fairmount Park Eagle Creek Park Diamond Head State Monument Julia Davis Park Fort McHenry National Monument Ottawa Park William B. Umstead State Park Lewis and Clark Landing Hermann Square William W. Powers State Recreation Area Pioneers Park Pullen Park Tranquility Park Sawyer Point Cherokee Park Heritage Park Meridian Hill Park Mohawk Park Riverside Park Central Seneca Park Shelby Farms Park Warner Park Adobe Dam Recreation Area Bayfront Park Town Square

Indianapolis San Antonio Boston Santa Ana, California Seattle Hartford, Connecticut Nashville Cincinnati New Orleans Kansas City, Missouri Oklahoma City Memphis St. Louis Jacksonville Honolulu Memphis Houston Scottsdale, Arizona Charlotte Phoenix New Orleans San Diego Tampa Fort Wayne Virginia Beach Sacramento Fresno New York Charlotte Atlanta Long Beach, California Riverside, California Indianapolis Honolulu Boise, Idaho Baltimore Toledo Raleigh Omaha Houston Chicago Lincoln, Nebraska Raleigh Houston Cincinnati Louisville Irvine, California Washington, D.C. Tulsa Wichita Louisville Memphis Madison, Wisconsin Phoenix Miami Anchorage

1,200,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,040,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 993,948 905,300 856,338 850,000 850,000 815,980 787,305 770,000 763,140 750,000 750,000 711,651 710,000 700,500 700,000 682,000 658,452 645,000 641,000 635,206 634,300 629,067 611,582 600,000 595,424 587,399 584,000 575,000 550,000 540,000 517,000 506,123 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 438,310 433,362 425,000

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