Arlington parks fall to No. 7 spot in national ranking

DC tops public parks ranking list for fifth year in a row

Washington, D.C., retained its title as the top city for public parks for a fifth consecutive year. The Trust for Public Land’s 2025 ParkScore Index ranked Washington as the top city, followed closely by Irvine, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Cincinnati,…

Arlington parks fall to No. 7 spot in national ranking

Arlington's parks are still among the best in the country -- but they don't rank quite as high as they used to. For the first time since 2017, Arlington County's parks failed to rank among the top five in the nationwide "ParkScore" rankings. They fell from No. 5 last year to No. 7, in between

Plano Has The Best Parks In Texas, Says 2025 Report

Frisco and Dallas also ranked highly on the list

‘USA Today’ readers again pick Letchworth as top state park

CASTILE — Letchworth State Park has again secured the title of “Best State Park,” after USA Today readers voted it number one in the nation.

“DC Defends Title as Nation’s Best Big City Park System; Arlington 7th of 100 in Trust for Public Land ParkScore Index”

photo by angela n. From the Trust for Public Land: "Trust for Public Land announced today that Washington, DC, was rated the nation’s best big-city park system by the 2025 ParkScore® index. Washington has now held the top spot for five consecutive years. Arlington ranked seventh nationally, securing its tenth consecutive top-ten finish. Washington narrowly