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Regional park is a term used for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreational use or other reason, and under the administration of a form of local government
Local government

Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government....
. This can be a special park district covering a region crossing several jurisdictions or a park system of a defined region, where a region is like a U.S. state.

In the U.S., the term is also used in urban areas to refer to parks (usually large ones) that because of their special attractions draw visitors from the entire region.






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Regional park is a term used for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreational use or other reason, and under the administration of a form of local government
Local government

Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government....
. This can be a special park district covering a region crossing several jurisdictions or a park system of a defined region, where a region is like a U.S. state.

In the U.S., the term is also used in urban areas to refer to parks (usually large ones) that because of their special attractions draw visitors from the entire region. These parks, which usually have many uses including commercial activities (such as weddings), require a higher level of management compared to smaller parks such as recreation centers and pocket park
Pocket park

A pocket park or mini-park is a small park accessible to the general public. In some areas they are called miniparks or vestpocket parks....
s that have fewer purposes and serve only local residents.

Regional parks by country


Italy

Regional parks in Italy are administered by each region in Italy
Regions of Italy

The Region#Political regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state. There are twenty regions autonomous, five of them are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes....
, a government unit like a U.S. state.

New Zealand

Main article: Regional parks of New Zealand
Regional parks of New Zealand

Regional parks of New Zealand are administered by regional councils, the first tier of local government....
In New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 regional parks are administered by regional councils
Regions of New Zealand

The region is the top tier of local government in New Zealand. There are 16 regions of New Zealand. Twelve are governed by an elected regional council, while four are governed by Territorial Authorities of New Zealand which also perform the functions of a regional council and thus are known as unitary authority....
 rather than the Department of Conservation
New Zealand Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation , commonly known by its acronym, "DOC", is the state sector organisations in New Zealand of New Zealand which deals with the Conservation ethic of New Zealand?s natural and historic Cultural heritage....
 or territorial authorities.

United States

In the United States a regional park is sometimes referred to as a Metropolitan Park (Metropark). The terms "region" and "metropolitan" have no precise meaning in US local government. Regional parks are administered by a regional park board rather than the National Park Service, a state, county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 or other unit of local government
Local government

Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government....
. A special authority can be set up, under the joint jurisdiction of two or more government bodies or as an independent park district to administer parks. Individual parks may or may not cross governmental boundaries. The park district holds the authority to manage and raise taxes to cover costs. This is similar to district libraries or fire protection districts. In Ohio, under Ohio Revised Code
Ohio Revised Code

The Ohio Revised Code contains all Act of Parliament passed by the Ohio General Assembly and signed by the Governor of Ohio. The Ohio Revised Code replaced the Ohio General Code in 1953....
 Chapter 1545, metro parks such as the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks
Metro Parks (Columbus, Ohio)

The Metro Parks are a group of 14 regional park near Columbus, Ohio. They are officially organized as the "Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District"....
 can have their own sworn police forces
Police officer

A police officer is a Warrant employee of a police force. Police officers are generally responsible for apprehending criminals, maintaining public order, and preventing and detecting crimes....
 (ranger
Park ranger

Park ranger is a person in lead of protecting and preserving parklands - national, state or provincial parks. Ranger is the favored term in the United States and Canada; some countries use the term park warden or game warden to describe this occupation....
s).

Other examples of Regional Parks are the East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Regional Park District

The East Bay Regional Park District is a special district operating in Alameda County, California and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area....
 in California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
; Huron-Clinton Metroparks
Huron-Clinton Metroparks

The Huron-Clinton Metroparks system is a regional park system in Metro Detroit in the United States state of Michigan. The park system includes 13 parks totalling 24,000 acres of land arranged along the Huron River and Clinton River forming a partial ring around the metro area....
 in southeast Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
; and the Three Rivers Park District
Three Rivers Park District

Three Rivers Park District is a "special park district" serving the suburban areas of the Twin Cities metro including suburban Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Scott and Ramsey counties....
 in Minnesota
Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
.

In the City of Los Angeles park system, larger parks with significant natural areas such as Griffith Park and O'Melveny Park are considered to be regional parks.

See also

  • List of county and regional parks in Minnesota
  • List of regional parks of Italy
    List of regional parks of Italy

    The Regional parks of Italy include areas of land, sea, rivers and their banks, lakes and their environs, which have environmental or naturalistic importance and are often valued for their landscape features and for representing particular local traditions....
  • List of regional parks of Lithuania
    List of regional parks of Lithuania

    Lithuania has 30 regional parks. They were all established in 1992.References*...
  • List of Sonoma County Regional Parks facilities
    List of Sonoma County Regional Parks facilities

    Sonoma County, California, United States has numerous regional parks, beaches, trails, and other facilities that are maintained by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department....
  • Regional natural parks of France
  • Urban park
    Urban park

    An urban park, also known as a municipal park or a public park or open space , is a park in cities and other Municipal corporation to offer recreation and green space to residents of and visitors to the municipality....