California Park Districts Ranked by Expenditures
Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.
Cohort size 94
Median expenditures $1.6M
25th–75th percentile $405K – $11.3M
Total spend $1.10B
- #1East Bay Regional Park DistrictExpenditures $328.0MRevenue $342.0M
- #2Hayward Area Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $99.7MRevenue $69.9M
- #3Midpeninsula Regional Open Space DistrictExpenditures $76.6MRevenue $85.9M
- #4Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space DistrictExpenditures $49.5MRevenue $52.6M
- #5Mountain View Shoreline Regional Park CommunityExpenditures $37.4MRevenue $78.9M
- #6Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space DistrictExpenditures $35.8MRevenue $150.6M
- #7Rancho Simi Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $33.4MRevenue $36.8M
- #8Conejo Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $32.6MRevenue $42.8M
- #9Valley-Wide Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $30.2MRevenue $35.2M
- #10Desert Recreation DistrictExpenditures $25.9MRevenue $27.2M
- #11Cypress Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $25.5MRevenue $10.9M
- #12Livermore Area Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $25.1MRevenue $24.7M
- #13Riverside County Regional Park and Open SpaceExpenditures $24.7MRevenue $27.9M
- #14Southgate Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $23.1MRevenue $26.7M
- #15Cordova Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $19.3MRevenue $20.5M
- #16Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $16.3MRevenue $16.0M
- #17North of the River Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $15.7MRevenue $17.9M
- #18Hesperia Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $14.9MRevenue $11.4M
- #19Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $13.5MRevenue $12.6M
- #20Greater Vallejo Recreation DistrictExpenditures $12.9MRevenue $10.8M
- #21Sunrise Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $12.8MRevenue $13.2M
- #22Fair Oaks Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $12.0MRevenue $10.2M
- #23Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $11.6MRevenue $15.7M
- #24Marin County Open Space DistrictExpenditures $11.0MRevenue $11.2M
- #25Jurupa Area Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $7.3MRevenue $13.1M
- #26Carmichael Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $6.9MRevenue $6.5M
- #27Auburn Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $6.4MRevenue $6.7M
- #28Mission Oaks Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $6.2MRevenue $7.4M
- #29Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $5.9MRevenue $6.9M
- #30Resort Improvement District No. 1Expenditures $5.8MRevenue $4.4M
- #31Strawberry Recreation DistrictExpenditures $5.2MRevenue $4.2M
- #32Monterey Peninsula Regional Park DistrictExpenditures $5.1MRevenue $8.6M
- #33Bloomington Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $5.0MRevenue $2.3M
- #34Beaumont Cherry Valley Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $4.8MRevenue $4.1M
- #35Orangevale Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $4.5MRevenue $3.8M
- #36Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $4.1MRevenue $3.8M
- #37Coalinga-Huron Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $4.0MRevenue $3.1M
- #38Paradise Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $3.3MRevenue $3.1M
- #39West Side Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $3.3MRevenue $3.5M
- #40North Highlands Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $2.8MRevenue $3.9M
- #41Isla Vista Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $2.3MRevenue $2.3M
- #42Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $2.2MRevenue $2.2M
- #43Shafter Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $2.1MRevenue $2.1M
- #44Ambrose Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $2.1MRevenue $1.9M
- #45Napa County Regional Park and Open Space DistrictExpenditures $2.1MRevenue $2.6M
- #46Rim of the World Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.6MRevenue $1.4M
- #47McFarland Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.5MRevenue $1.1M
- #48Durham Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.4MRevenue $1.4M
- #49Wasco Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.4MRevenue $1.5M
- #50Arden Park Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.3MRevenue $1.5M
- #51Arcade Creek Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.3MRevenue $1.1M
- #52Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.3MRevenue $1.3M
- #53Arden Manor Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.1MRevenue $899K
- #54Bear Mountain Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $1.1MRevenue $1.3M
- #55Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $977KRevenue $748K
- #56La Selva Beach Recreation DistrictExpenditures $915KRevenue $619K
- #57Soledad-Mission Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $844KRevenue $876K
- #58Buttonwillow Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $805KRevenue $718K
- #59Mt. Shasta Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $749KRevenue $775K
- #60Camp Meeker Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $716KRevenue $552K
- #61Georgetown Divide Recreation DistrictExpenditures $646KRevenue $654K
- #62Boulder Creek Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $614KRevenue $641K
- #63Monte Rio Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $556KRevenue $543K
- #64Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $549KRevenue $734K
- #65Weed Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $539KRevenue $541K
- #66Tuolumne Park and Recreation DistrictExpenditures $513KRevenue $406K
- #67Central Plumas Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $505KRevenue $480K
- #68Calwa Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $436KRevenue $701K
- #69Carmel Valley Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $374KRevenue $317K
- #70Bear River Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $367KRevenue $394K
- #71Miraleste Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $295KRevenue $431K
- #72Greenfield Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $244KRevenue $381K
- #73Dunsmuir Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $235KRevenue $241K
- #74Weaverville / Douglas City Parks and Recreation DistrictExpenditures $222KRevenue $288K
- #75Arbuckle Park and Recreation DistrictExpenditures $217KRevenue $242K
- #76Western Gateway Regional Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $213KRevenue $191K
- #77San Andreas Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $175KRevenue $157K
- #78Cuyama Valley Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $163KRevenue $160K
- #79Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement DistrictExpenditures $155KRevenue $219K
- #80Green Valley Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $124KRevenue $121K
- #81Almanor Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $100KRevenue $148K
- #82Greater Hayfork Valley Park and Recreation DistrictExpenditures $77KRevenue $86K
- #83Oak Tree Park and Recreation DistrictExpenditures $62KRevenue $146K
- #84Rohner Community Recreation and ParkExpenditures $41KRevenue $28K
- #85Indian Valley Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $40KRevenue $97K
- #86Maxwell Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $36KRevenue $22K
- #87Ridgecrest Ranchos Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $19KRevenue $36K
- #88Tri-City and County Regional Park and Open Space GroupExpenditures $16KRevenue $4K
- #89Richvale Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $3KRevenue $11K
- #90Stonyford Recreation and Park DistrictExpenditures $48Revenue $146