America's Sportiest Recreation Spaces: Full Ranked List

Here’s the complete list of America’s sportiest parks and recreation centers – 144 destinations that celebrate outdoor play, athletic facilities, and community recreation from coast to coast.
James Bisson
James Bisson

Last Updated: November 12, 2025 11:57 AM EST • 2 minute read

Publix Sports Park in Panama City Beach, Fla. Photo By: Tyler Orsburn / News Herald / USA Today Images via Imagn.
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Here is the complete list of America's most sportiest parks and recreation centers:

Ranking Park City State
1 Central Park Manhattan New York
2 California Oaks Sports Park Murrieta California
3 Publix Sports Park Panama City Beach Florida
4 SouthShore Sportsplex Apollo Beach Florida
5 Loveland Sports Park Loveland Colorado
6 Lake Forest Sports Park Lake Forest California
7 Canyon View Park & Sports Complex Grand Junction Colorado
8 Indianapolis World Sports Park Indianapolis Indiana
9 Centennial Park Nashville Tennessee
10 Grand Park Sports Campus Westfield Indiana
11 Aurora Sports Park Aurora Colorado
12 Placer Valley Soccer Complex Roseville California
13 Central Park Sports Complex Independence Kansas
14 Lake Myrtle Sports Park Auburndale Florida
15 Harrisburg Riverfront Park Harrisburg Pennsylvania
16 Greenwood Sports Park Greenwood Indiana
17 Queen Kapiʻolani Regional Park Honolulu Hawaiʻi
18 Liberty State Park Jersey City New Jersey
19 Delaware Park Buffalo New York
20 Greensboro Country Park Greensboro North Carolina
21 Freedom Park Charlotte North Carolina
22 Peterson Field Sports Complex Scarborough Maine
23 New Orleans City Park New Orleans Louisiana
24 Craig Ranch Regional Park North Las Vegas Nevada
25 Telephone Pioneers of America Park Phoenix Arizona
26 Falls Park on the Reedy Greenville South Carolina
27 James Island County Park Charleston South Carolina
28 Crystal Lake Sports Fields Corvallis Oregon
29 Hog Mountain Sports Complex Flowery Branch Georgia
30 Mike Jacob Sports Park Tucson Arizona
31 Prospect Park Brooklyn New York
32 Golden Eagle Regional Park Sparks Nevada
33 Green Lake Park Seattle Washington
34 Coolidge Park Chattanooga Tennessee
35 Holmdel Park Athletic Fields Holmdel New Jersey
36 Claude Moore Park Sportsplex & Nature Area Sterling Virginia
37 Kāmakoa Nui Park Waikōloa Village Hawaiʻi
38 Fairmount Park Philadelphia Pennsylvania
39 Stuart Sports Complex Montgomery Illinois
40 Youngsville Sports Complex Youngsville Louisiana
41 George Pierce Park Suwanee Georgia
42 Mid-America Sports Complex Shawnee Kansas
43 Mill Creek Sports Park Mill Creek Washington
44 Palmetto Islands County Park Mount Pleasant South Carolina
45 Luke Jensen Sports Park Vancouver Washington
46 Buffalo Bayou Park Houston Texas
47 Meijer Sports Complex Rockford Michigan
48 Cornerstone Sports Complex Starkville Mississippi
49 Steen Sports Park Klamath Falls Oregon
50 Shelby Farms Park Memphis Tennessee
51 Zilker Metropolitan Park Austin Texas
52 Fort Missoula Regional Park Missoula Montana
53 NW Jefferson County Sports Complex House Springs Missouri
54 Matt Urban Sports Complex Holland Michigan
55 Jay’s Nest & Sports Complex Seaford Delaware
56 Lake Park Fields Athletic Complex Duluth Minnesota
57 Spring Creek Sports Complex Altoona Iowa
58 Elgin Sports Complex Elgin Illinois
59 Florence Recreation Fields Northampton Massachusetts
60 Heritage Park Henderson Nevada
61 Patsy T. Mink Central Oʻahu Regional Park Waipio Hawaiʻi
62 Waterfront Park Burlington Vermont
63 Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater Albertville Alabama
64 White Park Morgantown West Virginia
65 Falls Park Sioux Falls South Dakota
66 Mariposa Basin Park Albuquerque New Mexico
67 Curt Gowdy State Park Cheyenne/Laramie (between) Wyoming
68 National Sports Center Blaine Minnesota
69 Rogers Regional Sports Park Rogers Arkansas
70 Winnebago County Community Park Oshkosh Wisconsin
71 South Gwinnett Park Snellville Georgia
72 Elizabethtown Sports Park Elizabethtown Kentucky
73 Fields Park Arlington Virginia
74 Jim Barnett Park Winchester Virginia
75 Liberty Park Salt Lake City Utah
76 Nelson Park & Sports Complex Lebanon Missouri
77 Wainwright Recreation Complex South Portland Maine
78 Chickasha Sports Complex Chickasha Oklahoma
79 Klyde Warren Park Dallas Texas
80 Schenley Park Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
81 Canyon Lake Park Rapid City South Dakota
82 Goodale Park Columbus Ohio
83 Millennium Park Boston Massachusetts
84 Pullen Park Raleigh North Carolina
85 Kenai Park & Sports Complex Kenai Alaska
86 Mill Woods Park Wethersfield Connecticut
87 Lehi Sports Park Mesa Arizona
88 Neiman Sports Complex Fort Snelling Minnesota
89 A.J. Holloway Sports Complex Biloxi Mississippi
90 Hidden Creek Park East Hillsboro Oregon
91 Branch Brook Park Newark New Jersey
92 Lake Artemesia Natural Area Bowie/College Park Maryland
93 Playfair Park Missoula Montana
94 Bentley Park Sports Complex Bixby Oklahoma
95 Sheltered Acres Park Sheridan Wyoming
96 E. P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park Louisville Kentucky
97 Broussard Sports Complex at St. Julien Park Broussard Louisiana
98 Fitzpatrick Park Beckley West Virginia
99 Gifford Woods State Park Weston Vermont
100 Memorial Park North Platte Nebraska
101 Patapsco Valley State Park – Hollofield Area Ellicott City Maryland
102 Henry Law Park Dover New Hampshire
103 Lindenwood Park Fargo North Dakota
104 Woodson Park Oklahoma City Oklahoma
105 Legion Park Platteville Wisconsin
106 Sugar Creek Soccer Park Bella Vista Arkansas
107 Goddard Memorial State Park Warwick Rhode Island
108 Green Hill Park Worcester Massachusetts
109 Plummer Family Park Edwardsville Illinois
110 Treadwell Park Newtown Connecticut
111 Kincaid Park Anchorage Alaska
112 Pella Sports Park Pella Iowa
113 Spearfish City Park Spearfish South Dakota
114 Edgewater Park Cleveland Ohio
115 Tower Grove Park St. Louis Missouri
116 Rogers Park Danbury Connecticut
117 Westgate Park & Recreation Center Dothan Alabama
118 Gage Park Topeka Kansas
119 Sertoma Park Bismarck North Dakota
120 Pioneer Park Billings Montana
121 Rockburn Branch Park Elkridge Maryland
122 Eden Park Cincinnati Ohio
123 Colt State Park Bristol Rhode Island
124 Barboursville Park Barboursville West Virginia
125 Key City Park Vicksburg Mississippi
126 Roger Williams Park Providence Rhode Island
127 Murray Park Murray Utah
128 Liberty Park Ogden Utah
129 Nancy Moore Park Okemos Michigan
130 Boysen State Park Fremont County Wyoming
131 Burns Park North Little Rock Arkansas
132 Seymour Smith Park Omaha Nebraska
133 Iditapark Wasilla Alaska
134 Coralville Youth Sports Park Coralville Iowa
135 Bombardier Park West Milton Vermont
136 Oak Park Minot North Dakota
137 Settlers Park Meridian Idaho
138 Ann Morrison Park Boise Idaho
139 Bill Noble Park Gardendale Alabama
140 Browns Branch County Park Harrington Delaware
141 Antelope Park Lincoln Nebraska
142 Hippach Field Farmington Maine
143 Schutte Park Dover Delaware
144 Brothers Park Caldwell Idaho
Written by:
James Bisson
James Bisson is the Editor-in-Chief of Sportsbook Review. He has been a writer, reporter and editor for more than 20 years, including a nine-year stint with The Canadian Press and more than five years at theScore. He has covered dozens of marquee events including the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2006 Stanley Cup final and Wrestlemania 23, and his work has appeared in more than 200 publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, Yahoo! Sports, the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. His book, “100 Greatest Canadian Sports Moments”, was a hardcover best-seller in Canada in 2008 and earned him appearances on CBC Radio and Canada AM. He has written more than 50 sportsbook reviews, more than 200 industry news articles and dozens of other sportsbook-related content articles. A graduate of the broadcast journalism program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), James has been an avid bettor since the early 2000s, and cites bet365 as his favorite sports betting site due to its superior functionality and quick payouts. His favorite piece of sports betting advice: "Stay in your lane. You're much more likely to have success betting sports you know, and focusing on finding angles and edges there."