The World’s 100 Best Parks · 2026
The Best Parks in North America
16 of the 100 parks in The World’s 100 Best Parks 2026 are in North America, in 3 countries. The highest placed is Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, United States, at number 3 in the world. Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada (number 5) and Gathering Place in Tulsa, United States (number 6) follow.
Large city parks
Golden Gate Park in San Francisco covers about 1,000 acres on former sand dunes. Stanley Park in Vancouver is ringed by a seawall path for walkers and cyclists. Forest Park in St. Louis has a zoo and museums with free entry, and Balboa Park in San Diego groups its museums in Spanish-style buildings. Griffith Park in Los Angeles is over 4,000 acres of hills with dirt trails. Central Park and the High Line, a park on a former elevated rail line, are both in Manhattan.
Mexico and Canada
Bosque de Chapultepec in Mexico City is a forest park in several sections with lakes and old ahuehuete trees. Parque Fundidora in Monterrey was built on a former steelworks and keeps its kilns and locomotives. Parque Tangamanga in San Luis Potosí is free to enter, also by car. Mount Royal Park is a wooded hill in central Montreal, and High Park in Toronto is known for its cherry trees in spring.
Parks
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N° 3
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, United States
City park
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N° 5
Stanley Park
Vancouver, Canada
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N° 6
Gathering Place
Tulsa, United States
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N° 11
Forest Park
St. Louis, United States
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N° 12
Central Park
New York, United States
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N° 27
Balboa Park
San Diego, United States
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N° 29
Bosque de Chapultepec
Mexico City, Mexico
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N° 46
Mount Royal Park
Montreal, Canada
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N° 51
Griffith Park
Los Angeles, United States
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N° 55
The High Line
New York, United States
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N° 65
Parque Tangamanga
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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N° 74
Parque Fundidora
Monterrey, Mexico
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N° 79
Boston Public Garden
Boston, United States
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N° 86
High Park
Toronto, Canada
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N° 97
Discovery Park
Seattle, United States
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N° 98
City Park
New Orleans, United States
City park
Best by region
- The NordicsFrogner ParkOslo, NorwayN° 23
- EuropeKrasnodar ParkKrasnodar, RussiaN° 1
- AsiaLumphini ParkBangkok, ThailandN° 32
- The Middle EastAl-Azhar ParkCairo, EgyptN° 48
- North AmericaGolden Gate ParkSan Francisco, United StatesN° 3
- Latin AmericaParque IbirapueraSão Paulo, BrazilN° 41
- OceaniaPukekura ParkNew Plymouth, New ZealandN° 62