The 100 Largest City Parks 2007
Here's a list of the 100 biggest city parks in the United States, based on acreage.
Rank | Park name | Acres | City |
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1. | Chugach State Park1 | 495,996 | Anchorage, Ala. |
2. | Franklin Mountains State Park1 | 23,909 | El Paso, Tex. |
3. | Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge2 | 22,770 | New Orleans, La. |
4. | South Mountain Preserve | 16,283 | Phoenix, Ariz. |
5. | Carvins Cove Natural Reserve | 12,700 | Roanoke, Va. |
6. | McDowell Sonoran Preserve | 11,250 | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
7. | Cullen Park | 8,270 | Houston, Tex. |
8. | Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve2 | 7,870 | Jacksonville, Fla. |
9. | George Bush Park1 | 7,800 | Houston, Tex. |
10. | North Mountain Preserve | 7,500 | Phoenix, Ariz. |
11. | Gateway National Recreation Area2,3 | 7,138 | New York, N.Y. |
12. | Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge2,3 | 6,800 | San Jose, Calif. |
13. | Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge2,3 | 6,000 | Eufaula, Ala. |
14. | Jefferson Memorial Forest | 5,650 | Louisville, Ky. |
15. | William B. Umstead State Park1 | 5,579 | Raleigh, N.C. |
16. | Longview Lake Park1 | 4,852 | Kansas City, Mo. |
17. | Eagle Creek Park | 4,395 | Indianapolis, Ind. |
18. | Mission Trails Preserve | 4,323 | San Diego, Calif. |
19. | Forest Park | 4,317 | Portland, Ore. |
20. | Griffith Park | 4,218 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
21. | Fairmount Park - Wissahickon Valley | 4,167 | Philadelphia, Pa. |
22. | Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve1 | 3,896 | Jacksonville, Fla. |
23. | Walter Long Park | 3,802 | Austin, Tex. |
24. | Bidwell Park | 3,670 | Chico, Calif. |
25. | Mountain Creek Lake Park | 3,643 | Dallas, Tex. |
26. | Far North Bicentennial Park | 3,627 | Anchorage, Ala. |
27. | False Cape State Park and Natural Area Preserve1 | 3,572 | Virginia Beach, Va. |
28. | Bonita Lakes Park | 3,462 | Meridian, Miss. |
29. | North Landing River State Natural Area Preserve1 | 3,440 | Virginia Beach, Va. |
30. | First Landing State Park1 | 3,410 | Virginia Beach, Va. |
31. | Fort Worth Nature Center/Wildlife Refuge | 3,331 | Fort Worth, Tex. |
32. | Trinity River Park | 3,173 | Dallas, Tex. |
33. | Brecksville Reservation1,3 | 3,026 | Brecksville, Ohio |
34. | Shelby Farms Park1 | 3,000 | Memphis, Tenn. |
35. | Mohawk Park and Golf Course | 2,820 | Tulsa, Okla. |
36. | Pelham Bay Park | 2,766 | New York, N.Y. |
37. | Newport News Park3 | 2,688 | Newport News, Va. |
38. | Otter Creek Park | 2,600 | Louisville, Ky. |
39. | Los Penasquitos Canyon | 2,405 | San Diego, Calif. |
40. | Mill Stream Run Reservation1,3 | 2,238 | Strongsville, Ohio |
41. | Steele Creek Park | 2,224 | Bristol, Tenn. |
42. | Bear Creek Pioneers Park1 | 2,168 | Houston, Tex. |
43. | Tilden Park | 2,077 | Berkeley, Calif. |
44. | Percy Warner Park | 2,058 | Nashville, Tenn. |
45. | Floyd Lamb State Park1 | 2,037 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
46. | Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area | 2,031 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
47. | Galveston Island State Park1 | 2,013 | Galveston, Tex. |
48. | Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area1 | 1,973 | Portland, Ore. |
49. | White Rock Lake Park | 1,952 | Dallas, Tex. |
50. | Rock Creek Park2,3 | 1,949 | Washington, D.C. |
51. | Torrey Pines State Reserve1 | 1,800 | San Diego, Calif. |
52. | Calerco County Park1 | 1,782 | San Jose, Calif. |
53. | Greenbelt Park | 1,778 | New York, N.Y. |
54. | Barton Creek Greenway | 1,771 | Austin, Tex. |
55. | Swope Park | 1,769 | Kansas City, Mo. |
56. | Little Talbot Island State Park1 | 1,768 | Jacksonville, Fla. |
57. | Mission Bay Park | 1,756 | San Diego, Calif. |
58. | Tijuana River Valley Regional Park1 | 1,710 | San Diego, Calif. |
59. | Big Talbot Island State Park1 | 1,708 | Jacksonville, Fla. |
60. | Fort Harrison State Park1 | 1,640 | Lawrence, Ind. |
61. | Lake Leatherwood Park | 1,620 | Eureka Springs, Ark. |
62. | Pennypack Park | 1,618 | Philadelphia, Pa. |
63. | Claremont Hills Wilderness Park | 1,589 | Claremont, Calif. |
64. | Burns Park | 1,575 | North Little Rock, Ark. |
65. | Adobe Dam Recreation Area1 | 1,526 | Phoenix, Ariz. |
66. | Memorial Park | 1,503 | Houston, Tex. |
67. | City Park | 1,500 | New Orleans, La |
68. | Beaman Park | 1,493 | Nashville, Tenn. |
69. | The Presidio2 | 1,480 | San Francisco, Calif. |
70. | Hansen Dam Recreation Center | 1,437 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
71. | Mt. Airy Forest | 1,420 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
72. | Kincaid Park | 1,411 | Anchorage, Alaska |
73. | Garden of the Gods Park | 1,367 | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
74. | Latta Plantation Nature Preserve1 | 1,343 | Huntersville, N.C. |
75. | Forest Park | 1,293 | St. Louis, Mo. |
76. | Black Mountain Park | 1,284 | San Diego, Calif. |
77. | North Cheyenne Canyon Park | 1,260 | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
78. | Flushing Meadows/Corona Park | 1,255 | New York, N.Y. |
79. | Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline Park1 | 1,220 | Oakland, Calif. |
80. | Koko Head Regional Park1 | 1,218 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
81. | Anacostia Park2 | 1,215 | Washington, D.C. |
82. | Lincoln Park | 1,212 | Chicago, Ill. |
83. | Cave Buttes Recreation Area I & II | 1,200 | Phoenix, Ariz. |
84. | Gwynn Falls/Leakin Park | 1,200 | Baltimore, Md. |
85. | River Rouge Park | 1,181 | Detroit, Mich. |
86. | McClay Gardens State Park1 | 1,179 | Tallahasse, Fla. |
87. | Van Cortlandt Park | 1,146 | New York, N.Y. |
88. | Red Mountain | 1,146 | Mesa, Ariz. |
89. | T.O. Fuller State Park1 | 1,138 | Memphis, Tenn. |
90. | Emma Long Park | 1,137 | Austin, Tex. |
91. | McDowell Nature Preserve | 1,098 | Charlotte, N.C. |
92. | Balboa Park | 1,091 | San Diego, Calif. |
93. | Cheyenne Mountain State Park1 | 1,060 | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
94. | Bedford Reservation1,3 | 1,033 | Bedford, Ohio |
95. | Rochester Park | 1,032 | Dallas, Tex. |
96. | Golden Gate Park | 1,018 | San Francisco, Calif. |
97. | Olmos Basin | 1,010 | San Antonio, Tex. |
98. | North Chagrin Reservation1,3 | 1,004 | Wiloughby Hills, Ohio |
99. | Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge | 988 | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
100. | Richmond Parkway | 984 | New York, N.Y. |
NOTE: Municipally owned park unless otherwise noted.
1. State, county, or regional park.
2. National Park or National Wildlife Refuge.
3. Additional parkland extends outside of the city.
Source: Center for City Park Excellence, Trust for Public Land.
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