Regional park
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Regional park or sometimes Metropolitan park (Metro park) is a term used in the United States for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of a regional park board rather than the National Park Service, a state, county or other unit of local government.
The terms "region" and "metropolitan" have no precise meaning in US local government. A special authority can be set up, under the joint jurisdiction of two or more government bodies or as an independent park district to administer parks. Individual parks may or may not cross governmental boundaries. The park district holds the authority to manage and raise taxes to cover costs. This is similar to district libraries or fire protection districts. Examples are the East Bay Regional Park District in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, California, Huron-Clinton Metroparks in southeast Michigan, and the Three Rivers Park District in Minnesota.