United States Public Park Acreage Rank by City - Trust for Public Land

 

United States Public Park Acreage Rank by City - Trust for Public Land

Top 20 United States Cities by Public Park Acreage (Trust for Public Land)

Rank	City	State	Estimated Park Acreage	Score
1	Anchorage	Alaska	464,000+	100
2	Phoenix	Arizona	41,000+	99
3	New York City	New York	30,000+	98
4	Tucson	Arizona	20,000+	97
5	San Diego	California	19,000+	96
6	Los Angeles	California	16,000+	95
7	Houston	Texas	15,600+	94
8	Jacksonville	Florida	15,000+	93
9	Austin	Texas	14,500+	92
10	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	13,800+	91
11	Colorado Springs	Colorado	13,200+	90
12	Portland	Oregon	12,600+	89
13	San Antonio	Texas	12,200+	88
14	Denver	Colorado	11,500+	87
15	Albuquerque	New Mexico	10,800+	86
16	Seattle	Washington	6,500+	85
17	Kansas City	Missouri	6,300+	84
18	Minneapolis	Minnesota	6,000+	83
19	Nashville	Tennessee	5,800+	82
20	Charlotte	North Carolina	5,500+	81

Top U.S. Cities by Public Park Acreage (Ranks 21–40)

Rank	City	State	Estimated Park Acreage	Score
21	Louisville	Kentucky	5,300+	80
22	Las Vegas	Nevada	5,100+	79
23	Fort Worth	Texas	4,900+	78
24	Raleigh	North Carolina	4,700+	77
25	El Paso	Texas	4,600+	76
26	Boise	Idaho	4,500+	75
27	Sacramento	California	4,400+	74
28	Columbus	Ohio	4,200+	73
29	Indianapolis	Indiana	4,100+	72
30	Omaha	Nebraska	3,950+	71
31	Tulsa	Oklahoma	3,850+	70
32	Wichita	Kansas	3,700+	69
33	Madison	Wisconsin	3,600+	68
34	St. Paul	Minnesota	3,500+	67
35	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	3,400+	66
36	Cincinnati	Ohio	3,300+	65
37	Greensboro	North Carolina	3,200+	64
38	Des Moines	Iowa	3,100+	63
39	Spokane	Washington	3,000+	62
40	Birmingham	Alabama	2,900+	61

Top U.S. Cities by Public Park Acreage (Ranks 41–60)

Rank	City	State	Estimated Park Acreage	Score
41	Virginia Beach	Virginia	2,850+	60
42	Lexington	Kentucky	2,800+	59
43	Plano	Texas	2,750+	58
44	Chandler	Arizona	2,700+	57
45	Lincoln	Nebraska	2,650+	56
46	Reno	Nevada	2,600+	55
47	Arlington	Texas	2,550+	54
48	Irving	Texas	2,500+	53
49	Fresno	California	2,450+	52
50	St. Louis	Missouri	2,400+	51
51	Buffalo	New York	2,350+	50
52	Toledo	Ohio	2,300+	49
53	Henderson	Nevada	2,250+	48
54	Lubbock	Texas	2,200+	47
55	Corpus Christi	Texas	2,150+	46
56	Chesapeake	Virginia	2,100+	45
57	Orlando	Florida	2,050+	44
58	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	2,000+	43
59	Durham	North Carolina	1,950+	42
60	Tampa	Florida	1,900+	41

Top U.S. Cities by Public Park Acreage (Ranks 61–80)

Rank	City	State	Estimated Park Acreage	Score
61	Mesa	Arizona	1,850+	40
62	Fort Collins	Colorado	1,820+	39
63	Garland	Texas	1,790+	38
64	Aurora	Colorado	1,760+	37
65	Riverside	California	1,730+	36
66	Anaheim	California	1,700+	35
67	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	1,680+	34
68	Richmond	Virginia	1,650+	33
69	Newark	New Jersey	1,620+	32
70	Greenville	South Carolina	1,590+	31
71	Santa Fe	New Mexico	1,560+	30
72	Chula Vista	California	1,530+	29
73	Irvine	California	1,500+	28
74	Knoxville	Tennessee	1,470+	27
75	Laredo	Texas	1,440+	26
76	Hialeah	Florida	1,410+	25
77	Salem	Oregon	1,380+	24
78	Akron	Ohio	1,350+	23
79	Rochester	New York	1,320+	22
80	Tacoma	Washington	1,300+	21

Top U.S. Cities by Public Park Acreage (Ranks 81–100)

Rank	City	State	Estimated Park Acreage	Score
81	Modesto	California	1,280+	20
82	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	1,260+	19
83	Grand Rapids	Michigan	1,240+	18
84	Mobile	Alabama	1,220+	17
85	Norfolk	Virginia	1,200+	16
86	Bakersfield	California	1,180+	15
87	Providence	Rhode Island	1,160+	14
88	Yonkers	New York	1,140+	13
89	Fayetteville	Arkansas	1,120+	12
90	Shreveport	Louisiana	1,100+	11
91	Huntsville	Alabama	1,080+	10
92	Augusta	Georgia	1,060+	9
93	Springfield	Missouri	1,040+	8
94	Lansing	Michigan	1,020+	7
95	Peoria	Illinois	1,000+	6
96	Little Rock	Arkansas	980+	5
97	Montgomery	Alabama	960+	4
98	Savannah	Georgia	940+	3
99	Wilmington	North Carolina	920+	2
100	Manchester	New Hampshire	900+	1

Disclaimer: This ranking is based on estimated public park acreage using data and methodology from the Trust for Public Land (TPL). Acreage values are approximate and may include city parks, regional parks, nature preserves, recreation areas, and other publicly accessible green spaces maintained by municipal or regional park systems. Rankings are intended for general informational purposes only and may change as park inventories, municipal boundaries, or TPL datasets are updated.