America's Top 10 City Parks

[NOLA101]

Originally Posted by boulevardofdef

I can tell you this: I've been to lots of urban parks that do the Prospect Park thing as well as Prospect Park does, but I've never been to one that does the Central Park thing as well as Central Park does.

Exactly. Prospect Park is great, but there are many Prospect Parks around the world. Sometimes lesser versions, but still similar. I have seen no remote equivalent to Central Park, anywhere.

[Valhallian]

Originally Posted by gladhands

Central Park is actually at its most interesting above 96th street. I've never understood the fascination with the great lawn.The North Woods, on the other hand, provide such a contrast to the rest of Manhattan, they have to be seen to be believed.

Photo Of Waterfall At The North Woods In Central Park, New York.. Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 9304224.

I actually haven't been that far north in Central Park, but that looks awesome. I usually range in the low 70s to high 80s area. Will have to check out.

[WildWestDude]

While it doesn't make the top 10 list and it probably should, an interesting fact is that Franklin Mountains State Park is the largest urban park in the US all of which falls within the city limits of El Paso Texas;

Franklin Mountains State Park



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankl...ins_State_Park
"Franklin Mountains State Park is a Texas state park in El Paso, Texas in the United States. It is at an elevation of 5,426 feet (1,654 m).[1] It is the largest urban park in the nation lying completely within city limits, covering 24,247.56 acres (9,813 ha).[2] Franklin Mountains State Park is open for year-round recreation including hiking, mountain biking, picnicking and scenic driving and vistas"......

"..The mountains are the southernmost tip of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S.[5] The Precambrian rocks atop North Franklin Mountain are "the highest geological structure in the state of Texas"...
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Just shows that "everything is big in Texas"