Urban park

"City park" and "municipal park" redirect here. For sites with those proper names, see City Park (disambiguation) and Municipal Park (disambiguation).
Central Park, one of the world's most visited tourist attractions,[1] is surrounded by the skyscrapers of Manhattan in New York City.

An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and other incorporated places that offers green space and places for recreation to residents and visitors. Urban parks are generally landscaped by design, instead of lands left in their natural state. The design, operation and maintenance is usually done by government agencies, typically on the local level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a park conservancy,[2] "friends of" group, or private sector company.

Depending on size, budget, and land features, which varies considerably among individual parks, common features include playgrounds, gardens, hiking, running, fitness trails or paths, bridle paths, sports fields and courts, public restrooms, boat ramps, performance venues, or BBQ and picnic facilities. Park advocates claim that having parks near urban residents, including within a 10-minute walk, provides multiple benefits.

  1. ^ Ann Shields (November 10, 2014). "The World's 50 Most Visited Tourist Attractions – No. 4 (tie) Central Park, New York City - Annual Visitors: 40,000,000". +Lesiure. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Public Spaces/Private Money". The Trust for Public Land. Retrieved 2018-02-12.