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Aurora, CO · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Aurora

Aurora ranks T#23 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 83 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 84th percentile nationally and #4 of 6 in Colorado.

Outdoors score
83
Very Fun
National rank
T#23 of 134
In Colorado
#4 of 6
Percentile
84th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Aurora sits 33 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 Aurora

  1. T#21 Anchorage, AK 84
  2. T#21 Boulder, CO 84
  3. T#23 Aurora, CO — this page 83
  4. #25 Irvine, CA 82
  5. #26 Colorado Springs, CO 81

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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 Aurora

Aurora scores 37 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: