2024 NRPA Agency Performance Review | 13 In addition to various outdoor and indoor facilities, many agencies provide trails, greenways and other outdoor walking areas for community members. The typical park and recreation agency is responsible for managing 16 miles of trails. This figure increases as the jurisdiction population an agency serves increases. Agencies serving populations of more than 250,000 people typically manage 97 miles of trails. FIGURE 6: MILES OF TRAIL (BY JURISDICTION POPULATION) 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 Median 16.0 4.5 10.0 18.1 27.0 97.0 Lower Quartile 6.0 2.0 5.0 8.0 18 40.8 Upper Quartile 46.0 9.2 19.6 37.0 52.0 180.3 All Agencies Less Than 20,000 20,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 250,000 More Than 250,000 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 MILES OF TRAILS A group of young adults set up their tent in San Diego. PHOTO COURTESY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION Adults participate in a guided river tour in Plymouth, Minnesota. PHOTO COURTESY OF THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT (MINNESOTA)
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