I live more than a 10 minute walk from a great park, but I walk there at least 3 times a week.

» ABQ scores well for parks | ABQ Journal by Dan McKay / Journal Staff Writer on Thu, Jun 6, 2013

A nonprofit group ranked Albuquerque’s park system as 11th best among the 50 largest cities in the country.

The Trust for Public Land evaluated cities based on how many residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park, the amount of parkland and spending on parks. Albuquerque scored well in the first two categories.

“We applaud Albuquerque for its leadership in developing and managing one of the highest scoring parks and recreation systems in the country,” said Greg Hiner of the Trust for Public Land.

Barbara Baca, Albuquerque’s director of parks and recreation, said there are 296 landscaped parks in the metropolitan area and more than 29,000 acres of “natural open space.”

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