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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2011 Jun;36(3):389–397. doi: 10.1007/s10900-010-9320-z

Table 3. Quantity and quality of park amenities in 13 local parks and schoolyards.

Park Open spaces Number Open spaces Size Fields & courts (Type & Number) EAPRS Field and court score Max score = 385 Play structures & swings Number EAPRS Play structures & swings score Max score = 483 EAPRS Park score Max score = 1,906
Middle School/High School 0 N/A 3 Baseball 153 None 0 204
3 Soccer
3 Football
8 Tennis
8 Basketball
3 Track
Middle School 1 >10,000 sq. ft. 3 Baseball 151 None 0 178
1 Soccer
1 Football
3 Basketball
1 Track
Elementary School 3 >10,000 sq. ft. 4 Baseball 123 4 Play structures 181 178
2 Soccer 6 Swings
1 Football
5 Basketball
Large Community Park (3 miles out of town) 4 >10,000 sq. ft. 4 Baseball 117 2 Play structures 111 280
1 Soccer 0 Swings
1 Skate area
Elementary School 2 >5,000 sq. ft. 3 Baseball 116 2 Play structures 191 412
4 Basketball 4 Swings
Large Community Park (in Town) 3 >5,000 sq. ft. 4 Baseball 113 1 Play structures 160 417
4 Tennis 24 Swings
2 Basketball
Elementary School 2 >5,000 sq. ft. 6 Soccer 97 1 Play structures 197 417
1 Basketball 3 Swings
Small Neighborhood Park 2 >10,000 sq. ft. 1 Basketball 36 1 Play structures 223 312
3 Swings
Small Neighborhood Park 2 >10,000 sq. ft. 1 Basketball 36 1 Play structures 223 312
3 Swings
Small Neighborhood Park 2 >5,000 sq. ft. 1 Basketball 31 0 Play structures 34 205
5 Swings
Small Neighborhood Park 2 >5,000 sq. ft. 2 Basketball 29 None 0 241
Large Community Park (in center of town) 2 >5,000 sq. ft. None 0 2 Play structures 269 466
6 Swings
Small Neighborhood Park 1 2,500 sq. ft. None 0 0 Play structures 36 161
2 Swings
Small Neighborhood Park 1 25,000 sq. ft. None 0 None 0 72