Best Cities for Park Access in California
How many residents can walk to a park in ten minutes, and how much of the city is parkland, from the Trust for Public Land's ParkServe data.
15 cities ranked in California (of 99 nationwide).
| Rank | City | Population | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irvine, CA Orange County | 318,683 | 89.4 |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA San Francisco County | 827,526 | 85.9 |
| 17 | San Diego, CA San Diego County | 1,404,452 | 75.4 |
| 23 | Sacramento, CA Sacramento County | 535,798 | 67.4 |
| 24 | San Jose, CA Santa Clara County | 997,368 | 66.9 |
| 26 | Oakland, CA Alameda County | 443,554 | 66.3 |
| 54 | Anaheim, CA Orange County | 344,561 | 47.8 |
| 55 | Long Beach, CA Los Angeles County | 450,901 | 47.7 |
| 62 | Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County | 3,878,704 | 41.3 |
| 64 | Chula Vista, CA San Diego County | 278,546 | 40.4 |
| 77 | Stockton, CA San Joaquin County | 324,975 | 31.3 |
| 79 | Santa Ana, CA Orange County | 316,184 | 30.0 |
| 81 | Riverside, CA Riverside County | 323,757 | 25.9 |
| 83 | Fresno, CA Fresno County | 550,105 | 25.2 |
| 93 | Bakersfield, CA Kern County | 417,468 | 18.2 |