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Class I (population 400,001 & over): Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Minneapolis, Minnesota Class II (population 150-001 to 400,000): South Suburban Park and Recreation District, Littleton, Colorado Class III (population 75,001 to 150,000): City of New Braunfels Parks and Recreation, New Braunfels, Texas
Class IV (population 30,001 to 75,000): Douglasville Parks and Recreation, Douglasville, Georgia Class V (population under 30,000): Dickinson Parks and Recreation District, Dickinson, North Dakota Armed Forces Category: Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton, Florida
Class I (Population 400,001 and over)
Class II (Population 150,001 – 400,000)
Class III (Population 75,001 – 150,000)
Class IV (Population 30,001 – 75,000)
Class V (Population less than 30,000)
Armed Forces Recreation (Worldwide)
Class I (population 400,001 and over) Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation, Virginia Beach, VA
Class II (population 150,001 –400,000) City of Plano Parks & Recreation Department, Plano, TX
Class III (population 75,001–150,000) Champaign Park District, Champaign, IL
Class IV (population 30,001 –75,000) Hoffman Estates Park District, Hoffman Estates, IL
Class V (population less than 30,000) Cullman Parks, Recreation, and Sports Tourism, Cullman, AL
Armed Forces Recreation Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
State Parks Texas State Parks, Austin, TX
Class I (population 400,001 and over)
Class II (population 150,001 –400,000)
Class III (population 75,001–150,000)
Class IV (population 30,001 –75,000)
Class V (population less than 30,000)
Armed Forces Recreation
State Parks
Class I (population 400,001 and over) Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC), Baton Rouge, LA
Class II (population 150,001 to 400,000) City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation, Des Moines, IA
Class III (population 75,001 to 150,000) South Bend Venues Parks & Arts, South Bend, IA
Class IV (population 30,001 to 75,000) Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department, Waukesha, WI
Class V (population less than 30,000) Town of Fountain Hills Community Services, Fountain Hills, AZ
Armed Forces Recreation Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Kings Bay, GA
Class II (population 150,001 to 400,000)
Class III (population 75,001 to 150,000)
Class IV (population 30,001 to 75,000)
Class I (population 400,001 and over) Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland, Ohio
Class II (population 150,001 to 400,000) City of Tampa Parks & Recreation Department, Tampa, Florida
Class III (population 75,001 to 150,000) Provo Parks and Recreation, Provo, Utah
Class IV (population 30,001 to 75,000) Coppell Parks & Recreation, Coppell, Texas
Class V (population less than 30,000) Vernon Hills Park District, Vernon Hills, Illinois
Armed Forces Recreation Naval Base Coronado, San Diego, California
State Parks Delaware State Parks, Delaware
Class I (population 400,001 and over) Metroparks Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Class II (population 150,001 to 400,000) Greensboro Parks and Recreation, Greensboro, North Carolina
Class III (population 75,001 to 150,000) Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation, Carmel, Indiana
Class IV (population 30,001 to 75,000) Decatur Park District, Decatur, Illinois
Class V (population less than 30,000) Green River Parks and Recreation, Green River, Wyoming
Armed Forces Recreation U.S. Army Garrison Fort Riley, Fort Riley, Kansas
