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At 982 acres (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha), Belle Isle Park is the largest city island park and is larger than Central Park in New York City, also designed by Olmsted. Although Belle Isle is the largest island park, it is not the largest island near a major city. Key Biscayne Island adjoining Miami, Florida has Crandon Park with about 800 acres (1.2 sq mi; 320 ha) and the Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park with 400 acres (0.62 sq mi; 160 ha) and the island includes the residential village of Key Biscayne.
Detroit's River Rouge Park is 1,172 acres (1.831 sq mi; 474 ha). The City's Parks and Recreation Department manages 6,000 acres (9.4 sq mi; 2,400 ha) of parks. The Huron-Clinton Metroparks authority manages 24,000 acres (37 sq mi; 9,700 ha) of parks and beaches; however, this does not include all parks in the area. There are thousands of additional acres of parks in metropolitan Detroit.
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