US Cities With the Best Public Parks

The Trust for Public Land is out with its annual ranking of park systems around the US, and it tags Washington, DC, as a repeat champ. One big reason is that 99% of residents live within 10 minutes of a public park. Access is a big factor in the ratings, along with others such as acreage, investment, and amenities. Here are the top and bottom performers in the ranking of the nation's most populous cities:

1. Washington, DC
2. Irvine, California
3. Minneapolis, Minnesota
4. St. Paul, Minnesota
5. Cincinnati, Ohio
6. San Francisco, California
7. Arlington, Virginia
8. Seattle, Washington
9. Portland, Oregon
10. Chicago, Illinois

The bottom 10:

90. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
91. Bakersfield, California
92. Chandler, Arizona
93. Mesa, Arizona
94. Los Angeles, California
95. Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
96. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
97. Lubbock, Texas
98. Glendale, Arizona
99. Durham, North Carolina

See the full list and methodology, along with details on particular cities.