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A list of urban parks by size includes parks at least 404.7 hectares (1,000 acres) or 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) and contained entirely within a locality's municipal or metropolitan boundary.

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This is a list of the largest parks located entirely within a metropolitan area. Park systems are included, but not ranked because park systems are networks that contain multiple parks. Not all parks listed below are classified as urban parks by their managing authority.

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Ranking	Name	City/Metropolitan area	Country	Managing authority	Size in acres	Size in hectares	Description
1	Chugach State Park	Anchorage	United States	Alaska State Parks	495,199.2	200,400.0	Established in 1970, the state park is the largest urban park in the world located entirely within its metropolitan area, and the third largest state park in the United States.
2	Gatineau Park	Gatineau	Canada	National Capital Commission	89,205.0	36,100.0	A federally-operated park situated in the Outaouais region north of the Canadian capital of Ottawa in the National Capital Region. It saw use as a park since 1903, and was established as a federal park in 1938. The park is one of several federal parks not operated by Parks Canada, and is the largest park in Canada located within a metropolitan area. It is not classified as an urban park by its managing authority.[1]
3	Forest of Fontainebleau	Ile-de-France/Greater Paris Metro Area	France	National Office for Forests (ONF)	61,776.3	25,000.0	Part of the domain of the royal palace of Fontainebleau in the south-eastern suburbs bordered on one side by the Seine river with the chateau and eponymous town near its centre. It is the largest reserved natural area in Ile-de-France being two and a half times the size of the city of Paris, and claims to be the first nature reserve in the world (created 1861–1892). Made famous and popular by the Impressionists and Barbizon school of painters in the 18th century, it helped establish the habit of city dwellers partaking of the outdoors and remains very popular amongst Parisians on weekends for picnics and activities like walking, cycling and rock-climbing.
4	Table Mountain National Park	Cape Town	South Africa	South African National Parks	54,610.3	22,100.0	Established in 1998, this national park situated around the Table Mountain chain, forms a part of the Cape Floristic Region World Heritage Site. It supports a diverse set of flora, including a number of rare and endemic species.
5	Forest of Rambouillet	Ile-de-France/Greater Paris Metro Area	France	National Office for Forests (ONF)	54,363.2	22,000.0	With the town of Rambouillet at its centre this vast forest occupies a large arc of south-west Ile-de-France, approximately 25 km south-west of Versailles. The eponymous modest chateau was less a royal residence and more a hunting lodge for the vast surrounding forests.
6	Margalla Hills National Park	Islamabad	Pakistan	Margalla Hills National Park Authority	42,961.7	17,386.0	It was established in 1980 as the third largest urban park in the world and the largest in Asia. The park includes the Margalla Hills, which forms the foothills of the Himalayas. It is home to around 600 plant species, 250 bird species, 38 mammal species, and 13 species of reptiles.
7	Pedra Branca State Park	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro State Forestry Institute	30,626.2	12,394.0	Established in 1974, the state park protects an area of Atlantic Forest. Waterways within the park provides water to several dams in the city.
8	McDowell Sonoran Preserve	Scottsdale	United States	City of Scottsdale Parks & Recreation	30,394.0	12,300.0	The preserve is a large permanently protected, sustainable desert habitat.
9	Losiny Ostrov National Park	Moscow	Russia	Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment	28,664.2	11,600.0	Established in 1983, Losiny Ostrov National Park is Russia's first national park. The park is located on the Meshchera Lowlands.
10	Franklin Mountains State Park	El Paso	United States	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department	24,246.0	9,812.0	The state park is the largest state park in the United States completely within a city's limits. The park is located at the Franklin Mountains, the Rocky Mountains's most southerly point in the state.
11	Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge	New Orleans	United States	United States Fish and Wildlife Service	22,758.4	9,210.0	The wildlife preserve was established in 1990. Consisting of fresh and brackish marshes, it is the largest urban wildlife refuge in the United States.
12	Bukhansan National Park	Seoul	South Korea	Korea National Park Service	19,748.7	7,992.0	Established in 1983, the park contains forested areas, temples, and granite peaks. The Bukhansanseong Fortress is situated within the park, together with its defensive walls.
—[note 1]	Tokai Nature Trail	Greater Tokyo Area,Keihanshin, Chūkyō metropolitan area, Shizuoka Prefecture 11Prefectures of Japan	Japan	Ministry of the Environment (Japan)	979,194.6	396,266.0	Tōkai Nature Trail is a long-distance walkway that traverses 11 prefectures and covers 1,697 kilometers (1,054 miles), from Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park in Hachiōji to Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park in Osaka Prefecture.
—[note 1]	North Saskatchewan River valley parks system	Edmonton Metropolitan Region	Canada	River Valley Alliance[2]	18,285.8[2]	7,400.0[2]	The park system is a continuous collection of various municipal and provincial urban parks located along the North Saskatchewan River valley. It makes up the second largest continuous expanse of urban parkland in Canada.
13	South Mountain Park	Phoenix	United States	Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department	16,281.8	6,589.0	The park preserves a mountainous area of native desert vegetation. The park was designated a Phoenix Points of Pride, and includes the Mystery Castle landmark.
14	Parque das Serras do Porto [pt]	Porto metropolitan area	Portugal	City Halls of Gondomar, Paredes and Valongo	14,762.1	5,974.0	Park of the Mountains of Porto, contained in the Functional Urban of Area of Porto, in the municipalities of Gondomar, Paredes and Valongo.
—[note 1]	Western Sydney Parklands	Sydney	Australia	New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service	13,047.2	5,280.0[3]	The park system is a series of urban parks and a nature reserve. The parklands are largely a series of connected green spaces, roughly following the western portion of the M7 cycleway and the Westlink M7.
15	Changa Manga	Lahore	Pakistan	Punjab Forest Department	12,515.0	5,064.6	Established in 1866 as a wildlife preserve, it is home to a number of endangered species, and is a protected area of Pakistan. The park was formerly the largest man-made forest in the world.
16	Rouge National Urban Park	Toronto	Canada	Parks Canada	12,356.0	5,000.3	Established in 2015 as Canada's first national urban park, it is the second largest urban park in Canada. Centred around the Rouge River, it consists of Carolinian forests and contains some of Canada's known historic indigenous sites.
17	Appian Way Regional Park	Rome	Italy	Appian Way Park	11,317.4	4,580.0	The park is the largest urban park in the European Union. It consists of the Appian Way, from the centre of Rome to the 10th Mile and it contains a majority of the relics of Ancient Rome to be found outside the city centre.
18	Lee Valley Park	London	United Kingdom	Lee Valley Regional Park Authority	10,000.0	4,046.9	The park is the largest urban park located within Greater London. The park follows the course of River Lea along the Lea Valley. It also contains the Walthamstow Marshes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
19	Government Canyon State Natural Area	San Antonio	United States	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department	12,244.0	4,955.0	Opened to the public in October 2005, the natural area consists of rugged hills, and canyons typical of the Texas Hill Country.
—[note 1]	Trinity River Project	Dallas	United States	Government of Dallas	10,000.0	4,046.9	The project is a public works project undertaken to redevelop the Trinity River. The area that makes up the project is the largest bottomland hardwood forest in the world.
20	Tijuca National Park	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation	9,781.4	3,958.4	Created in 1962, the contemporary Tijuca National Park and its surrounding forests are largely the result of reforestation. In 2012, UNESCO designated the landscapes around Rio de Janeiro, including the park, as a world heritage site. It's the largest urban forest in the world.
21	Cullen Park	Houston	United States	Houston Parks and Recreation Department	9,270.0	3,751.4
22	Ulsan Grand Park	Ulsan	South Korea		8,995.0	3,640.1[4][5]	Created in 2006, it is the largest urban park in South Korea. It includes trails, a nature centre, a botanical garden, a butterfly and petting zoo, and several playgrounds.
23	Topanga State Park	Los Angeles	United States	California State Parks	8,960.0	3,626.0	The state park forms a part of the larger Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The park it is the largest urban park located within its metropolitan boundaries in the United States – outside of Texas.
24	Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye	Ile-de-France/Greater Paris Metro Area	France	National Office for Forests (ONF)	8,648.7	3,500.0	This forest occupies most of the land formed by a large loop in the Seine river just to the west of inner Paris. At its southern edge is the Chateau St- Germain-en-Laye one of the main historic residences of the Kings of France until it was abandoned in 1862 by Louis XIV for Versailles. At the time of the French revolution in 1789 it became a fôret dominiale (state/public forest).
25	Namhansanseong Provincial Park	Seongnam	South Korea	Namhansanseong Provincial Park Office	8,512.8	3,445.0[6]	A provincial park that includes the Namhansanseong mountain military fortress. In 2014 it was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
26	Timucuan Preserve	Jacksonville	United States	National Park Service	7,870.0	3,184.9	The national preserve was established in 1988, comprising wetlands, and waterways. The preserve contains Fort Caroline, Kingsley Plantation, and archaeological sites for the Mocama people, and a Spanish mission
27	George Bush Park	Houston	United States	Harris County, Precinct Three	7,800.0	3,156.5	The park was named after George H. W. Bush, and is mostly undeveloped forests within Barker Reservoir. Primarily used as flood control, the park includes trails, sports fields, a shooting range, and a number of playgrounds.
28	Phoenix Sonoran Preserve	Phoenix	United States	City of Phoenix Parks & Recreation Department	9,612.4	3,890.0	The preserve is a large permanently protected, sustainable desert habitat.
29	Newport News Park	Newport News	United States	Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism	7,711.0	3,120.5	Largest municipal park in the Eastern United States. The park is situated in the watershed around the Lee Hall reservoir. The park offers campsites, a number of trails, an archery range, disc golf course, and an educational discovery center.[7]
30	North Mountain and Shaw Butte Preserves	Phoenix	United States	Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department	7,500.0	3,035.1	The North Mountain Preserve and Shaw Butte Preserve are two Phoenix Mountain Preserves adjacent to one another.
31	Forest of Sénart	Ile-de-France/Greater Paris Metro Area	France	National Office for Forests (ONF)	7,413.2	3,000.0	This forest and nature reserve has been protected by Parisians against the suburban and industrial encroachment and has up to 3 million visitors each year. It forms part of the arc of parks and forests surrounding Paris, to its south-east, bordered by the Seine on its west and just south of Orly airport.
32	Mission Trails Regional Park	San Diego	United States	San Diego Parks and Recreation Department	7,219.0	2,921.4	The park consists of rugged canyons, hills, and the highest point in San Diego, Cowles Mountain. The park include trails, a rock climbing area, a visitor center, the Kumeyaay Lake campgrounds, and the Old Mission Dam.
33	Verkiai Regional Park	Vilnius	Lithuania	State Department of Protected Areas	6,700.0	2,711.4	Verkiai Regional Park is located in Vilnius City, on the right bank of Neris River. 77% is covered by forests. It was founded in 1992 to preserve the Green Lakes, Verkiai Palace, Kalvarijos, and Trinapolis [lt].
34	Jefferson Memorial Forest	Louisville	United States	Louisville Parks Department	6,011.0	2,432.6	Established as a forest preserve in 1946. The forest runs along the Muldraugh Hill, with most of the hill made up of siltstone and shale. The forest includes several recreational and camping areas, along with hiking trails.
35	William B. Umstead State Park	Raleigh	United States	North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation	5,579.0	2,257.7	The state park is a part of the southeastern mixed forests ecosystem. It also contains Crabtree Creek Recreational Demonstration Area, a U.S. National Historic Landmark that contain a protected area of beech trees.
36	Bitsa Park	Moscow	Russia		5,457.0	2,208.4	The park is traversed by the Chertanovka and Bitsa rivers. The park is home to a number of animal, and plant species, as well as Moscow Paleontological Museum.
37	Forest of Montmorency	Ile-de-France/Greater Paris Metro Area	France	National Office for Forests (ONF)	5,436.3	2,200.0	This state forest is to the north of Paris in the Val d’Oise (Oise river valley) of Ile-de-France and is part of the arc of forests that encircle Paris in Ile-de-France.
38	Brescia Hills Park	Brescia	Italy		5,394.3	2,183.0
39	El Tepeyac National Park	Mexico City	Mexico	National Commission of Protected Natural Areas	5,322.0	2,153.7	The national park is an artificial forest of eucalyptus reforested in the first half of the 20th century, and parts of the Sierra de Guadalupe mountain range. The park is also houses the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
40	Pavilniai Regional Park	Vilnius	Lithuania	State Department of Protected Areas	5,255.7	2,126.9	Pavilniai Regional Park is located east of central Vilnius and houses the banks of the Vilnia river and the beautiful Pūčkoriai Exposure. It also has 21.05 km of educational trails.[8]
41	Ahupua'a O Kahana State Park	Honolulu	United States	Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources	5,229.0	2,116.1	The state park is Hawaii's only ahupuaa and stretches from Kahana Bay to the peak of Puʻu Pauao. The park holds a variety of vegetation zones, as it spans the Kahana Valley, from the sea to the mountain.
42	Forest Park	Portland	United States	Portland Parks & Recreation Department	5,157.0	2,087.0	The park is situated in the Coast range ecoregion. Consisting mostly of second-growth forest with few patches of old growth, the park includes a number of trails, including a segment of the 40-Mile Loop.
43	Forest of Marly	Ile-de-France/Greater Paris Metro Area	France	National Office for Forests (ONF)	4,942.1	2,000.0