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Anchorage, AK · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Anchorage

Anchorage ranks T#21 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 84 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 85th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Alaska.

Outdoors score
84
Very Fun
National rank
T#21 of 134
In Alaska
#1 of 1
Percentile
85th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Anchorage sits 34 points above the median.

How outdoors is measured

Parks, beaches and easy access to nature.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap parks, nature reserves, playgrounds and beaches, plus National Park Service units and Recreation.gov federal facilities.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Anchorage

  1. T#18 Tucson, AZ 86
  2. #20 Billings, MT 85
  3. T#21 Anchorage, AK — this page 84
  4. T#23 Aurora, CO 83
  5. T#23 Fargo, ND 83

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Top US cities for outdoors

  1. #1 Aspen, CO 93
  2. T#2 Gatlinburg, TN 92
  3. T#2 Stowe, VT 92
  4. T#2 Telluride, CO 92
  5. T#5 Jackson, WY 91

More about Anchorage

Anchorage scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: