By the numbers

Bidwell Park’s rank, by size, among municipal parks in the United States: 14

Bidwell Park’s rank, by size, among municipal parks in California: 3

Original acres donated for Bidwell Park by Annie Bidwell in 1905: 1,903

Current number of acres of Bidwell Park: 3,670

Total acres of parkland in Chico managed by the city’s Park Division: 4,317

Acres of parkland per 1,000 residents in U.S. cities (national median): 12.4

Acres of parkland per 1,000 residents in Chico: 41

Visits to Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2011: 351,269

Visits to Redwood National Park in 2011: 380,167

Estimated annual visits to Bidwell Park: 1,158,571

Paid park maintenance hours in 2011: 13,598

Volunteer hours donated in 2011: 17,501

Park Division’s operating budget, fiscal year 2011-12: $1,876,903

Cash donations to Park Division: $13,483

In-kind donations to Park Division (includes $241,439 Proposition 84 grant for trails and vegetation management): $245,439

Sources: City of Chico, Park Division 2011 Annual Report, and National Park Service Public Use Statistics Office