10 | 2024 National Recreation and Park Association FIGURE 3: OUTDOOR PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES (BY PREVALENCE AND POPULATION PER FACILITY) Types of Facilities Median Number of Residents per Facility Population of Jurisdiction Percent of Agencies All Agencies Less Than 20,000 20,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 250,000 More Than 250,000 Playgrounds or play structures 93% 3,750 1,990 3,105 3,707 5,016 9,591 Diamond fields 85 4,063 1,833 3,007 3,675 6,821 11,129 Basketball courts, standalone 84 8,000 4,366 7,501 8,363 9,643 15,136 Rectangular fields 83 5,000 2,493 3,333 4,070 7,375 14,238 Tennis courts 72 6,003 3,074 5,461 5,865 8,731 10,524 Dog parks 68 46,917 10,327 27,508 55,135 74,504 128,906 Tot lots 53 12,434 5,323 12,744 12,443 20,180 33,913 Community gardens 52 34,105 8,800 27,262 56,150 55,326 125,935 Swimming pools 49 45,919 9,500 27,081 46,353 65,697 113,219 Skateboard parks 46 54,750 11,284 33,167 60,904 105,567 239,177 Multiuse courts – basketball, volleyball, etc. 42 19,571 5,248 15,531 24,955 47,676 71,750 Pickleball 42 12,597 3,390 7,737 10,500 20,244 42,495 Multiuse courts – tennis, pickleball 37 15,674 4,634 13,000 12,972 34,500 61,213 18-hole golf courses 29 96,391 9,626 32,812 68,208 112,641 251,483 Driving range stations 28 24,360 2,122 12,700 4,914 35,710 172,403 Synthetic rectangular fields 25 43,643 11,284 23,189 36,000 54,254 127,714 Volleyball courts, standalone 23 27,640 9,250 14,280 26,612 46,517 57,456 Splash pads, spray grounds or spray showers 23 54,010 12,756 30,629 54,100 67,685 199,437 Fitness zones/Exercise stations 22 39,188 8,233 27,262 35,000 43,611 111,111 Disc golf courses 20 76,780 11,079 29,445 58,603 118,723 278,884 Ice rinks 19 19,667 8,015 19,770 29,378 102,891 532,258 Walking loops/Running tracks 19 20,017 5,459 18,585 20,527 37,169 68,811 Nine-hole golf courses 14 121,825 17,750 38,333 61,757 126,621 428,359 Overlay fields 10 18,097 10,584 10,000 9,375 22,951 36,070 Racquetball/Handball/ Squash courts 9 47,792 13,350 21,791 43,857 42,484 137,076 Waterparks 7 82,250 17,813 32,812 76,780 149,008 332,396
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