Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board headquarters, located across West River Road from North Mississippi Regional Park.
Local government board overview
Formed1883 (1883)
JurisdictionCity of Minneapolis
Employees500 full-time
1,300 part-time
Annual budget$111 million
Local government board executive
  • Al Bangoura, Superintendent[1]
Websiteminneapolisparks.org
Area6,804 acres (27.53 km2)
Visitors23 million
Paths102 miles (164 km)
Golf courses7
Facilities179

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is an independent park district that owns, maintains, and programs activities in public parks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It has 500 full-time and 1,300 part-time employees and an $111 million operating and capital budget.[2][3]

The Minneapolis park system has been called the best-designed, best-financed, and best-maintained in America.[4] Minneapolis was rated the #1 park system in the country for the sixth year in a row by The Trust for Public Land in 2018 and again in 2020.[5][6]

  1. ^ Zamora, Karen (December 19, 2018). "Al Bangoura is new Minneapolis Park Board chief". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
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  3. ^ Mahamud, Faiza (November 8, 2017). "Minneapolis Park Board: New faces coming". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Garvin, Alexander (June 19, 2002). The American City : What Works, What Doesn't (2 ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-07-137367-8.
  5. ^ Best, Eric (May 23, 2018). "Minneapolis has nation's best park system 6 years running, study says". The Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "ParkScore – Minneapolis". Trust for Public Land. Retrieved January 4, 2018.