Facts about city park

America has a collection of extremely interesting city parks. There are so many parks that earn some sort of recognition as the either the Oldest, Most Visited, Largest, etc.

There are also a bunch of specialty categories for city parks with great amenities - basketball hoops, pools. Even pickleball courts and disc golf courses.

If you like parks (and who doesn't) here are facts you might find interesting. These are bits of a larger report compiled by The Trust for Public Lands in their 2017 City Parks Facts Report.

Oldest and busiest city parks

Let's start with the parks that have been around the longest. Imagine sitting on a park bench in Boston 384 years ago?