How does your park rank?

How Does Your Park Rank?
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is attempting to list the largest city
parks in the United States. The list below is a draft of the top 20
parks. If you do not see your name listed, send your comments or
suggestions of city parks to [e-mail]. Once the list is
complete, check on NRPA's Web site, www.nrpa.org.

(As of April 5)

Rank   Park name                                         Acres

1      Franklin Mountain State Park, El Paso, Texas     24,000
2      South Mountain Preserve, Phoenix, Ariz.          16,283
3      Cullen Park, Houston, Texas                      11,321
4      Lake Stanley Draper Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.    9,090
5      North Mountain Preserve, Phoenix, Ariz.           7,500
6      Mission Trails Park, San Diego, Calif.            5,700
7      Forest Park, Portland, Ore.                       4,836
8      Mission Bay Park, San Diego, Calif.               4,600
9      Mountain Creek Lake Park, Dallas, Texas           4,500
10     Lake Hefner Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.            4,440
11     False Cape State Park, Virginia Beach, Va.        4,321
12     Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, Ind.              4,279
13     Griffith Park, Los Angeles, Calif.                4,171
14     Fairmount Park-Wissahickon Valley,
       Philadelphia, Pa.                                 4,167
15     Walter Long Park, Austin, Texas                   3,802
16     Bidwell Park, Chico, Calif.                       3,670
17     Fort Worth Nature Ctr/Wildlife Refuge, Fort
       Worth, Texas                                      3,331
18     Lake Overholser Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.        3,225
19     Trinity River Park, Dallas, Texas                 3,173
20     Mohawk Park And Golf Course, Tulsa, Okla.         2,820