Sacramento highly rated for parks

According to the Trust for Public Land’s Parkscore index, Sacramento tied for third in a rating of the nation’s top park systems with Minneapolis taking top honors.

New York came in second and joining Sacramento in the number three spot is Boston and San Francisco.

Three factors comprise the ratings: park access, which measures the percentage of residents within a half-mile walk of a park; park size, which is based on the community’s median park size and percentage of total city area dedicated to parks; and a category that combines number of playgrounds per 10,000 residents and per capita park spending.

The report’s profile of cities mentions Land Park (most visited) and the American River Parkway (largest) in Sacramento.