Continuing our series of city park facts – here’s the top ten largest state parks located within a city.
- Chugach State Park, Anchorage: 464,318
- Franklin Mountains State Park, El Paso: 25,809
- Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu: 9,951
- Topanga State Park, Los Angeles: 8,873
- Cary State Forest, Jacksonville: 8,322
- William B. Umstead State Park, Raleigh: 5,571
- False Cape Skate Park, Virginia Beach: 4,321
- Mustang Island State Park, Corpus Christi: 4,219
- Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve, Jacksonville: 3,994
- Cavalier Wildlife Management Area, Chesapeake: 3,770
City Parks Facts 2017 will be released on April 20, 2017 at www.tpl.org.
City Park Facts is a collaboration between the many city, county, state and nonprofit parks agencies and conservancies that work with us to submit their data and we appreciate their continued help and involvment. The staff of the Center for City Park Excellence at the Trust for Public Land works to present this information in a thorough yet easy-to-use format, and your feedback is important for future editions. You can contact us at ccpe@tpl.org
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