parkland
noun
park·land
ˈpärk-ˌland 
: land with clumps of trees and shrubs in cultivated condition used as or suitable for use as a park
Examples of parkland in a Sentence
an area of beautiful parkland
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Last week, a group of former park superintendents urged the agency to close sites during a shutdown to safeguard both visitors and parklands.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The ride also doubles as the perfect introduction to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, tracing roughly 26 miles of scenic parkland, where riders with coach seats can hop off at stations to stroll the Towpath Trail, hike to Brandywine Falls, or pause to enjoy the stillness of the forest.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
With 80% of the island preserved as state parkland, Mackinac is best explored outside.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Last month, East Bay Regional Park District, which has 126,809 acres of parkland across 73 parks in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, signed on.
—Paul Rogers, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The ride also doubles as the perfect introduction to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, tracing roughly 26 miles of scenic parkland, where riders with coach seats can hop off at stations to stroll the Towpath Trail, hike to Brandywine Falls, or pause to enjoy the stillness of the forest.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
With 80% of the island preserved as state parkland, Mackinac is best explored outside.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Last month, East Bay Regional Park District, which has 126,809 acres of parkland across 73 parks in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, signed on.
—Paul Rogers, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Parkland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkland. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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