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12. LARGEST city parks in the u.s. This list includes only the largest park within the limits of a 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. For a longer list of large parks, visit tpl.org/cityparkfacts. KEY M: Municipally Owned Park C: County Park Park Name R: Regional Park NWR: National Wildlife Refuge S: State Park or Forest NF: National Forest Type Acres NP: National Park City Chugach State Park S 464,318 Anchorage Chugach National Forest (part) NF 245,684 Anchorage Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (part) NWR 49,246 Chesapeake McDowell Sonoran Preserve (part) M 27,765 Scottsdale Franklin Mountains State Park S 25,631 El Paso Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge NWR 24,293 New Orleans South Mountain Preserve M 16,094 Phoenix Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (part) NWR 14,839 Fremont Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve S 9,951 Honolulu Cullen Park M 9,270 Houston Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge NWR 9,180 Virginia Beach Topanga State Park (part) S 8,960 Los Angeles Cary State Forest (part) S 8,322 Jacksonville Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve NP 8,262 Jacksonville George Bush Park C 7,800 Houston North Mountain Preserve M 7,500 Phoenix Gateway National Recreation Area (part) NP 7,138 New York Mission Trails Regional Park M 6,932 San Diego Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (part) NWR 6,800 San Jose Jefferson Memorial Forest M 6,578 Louisville Lake Stanley Draper M 6,190 Oklahoma City William B. Umstead State Park S 5,579 Raleigh 13. OLDEST city parks This list includes only the oldest park in a city. 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. For a longer list of oldest parks, visit tpl.org/cityparkfacts. Park Name Boston Common Military Park Washington Park Rittenhouse/Washington/Logan/Franklin Squares Battery Park City Hall Park Jackson Square San Pedro Springs Park Bowling Green Old Town Plaza El Pueblo National Mall Settlers Landing Duane Park Lafayette Square Gravois/Laclede/Mt. Pleasant Parks Jackson Place Park Brinkley Park/Colonial Park/Columbus Park/Court Square Santa Fe Plaza Washington Square Patterson Park Union Square Tompkins Square Park 28 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND City Year Established Boston 1634 Newark 1667 Newark 1669 Philadelphia 1682 New York 1686 New York 1691 New Orleans 1721 San Antonio 1729 New York 1733 Albuquerque 1760 Los Angeles 1781 Washington, D.C. 1790 Cleveland 1796 New York 1797 Washington, D.C. 1804 St. Louis 1812 St. Louis 1816 Memphis 1819 Santa Fe 1821 New York 1823 Baltimore 1827 New York 1832 New York 1833

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