CityFunIndex

Baltimore, MD · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Baltimore

Baltimore ranks T#39 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 71 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Maryland.

Outdoors score
71
Very Fun
National rank
T#39 of 134
In Maryland
#1 of 1
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Baltimore sits 21 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 Baltimore

  1. #37 Bismarck, ND 73
  2. #38 Napa, CA 72
  3. T#39 Baltimore, MD — this page 71
  4. #41 Charleston, WV 70
  5. #42 Boise, ID 69

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for outdoors →

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 Baltimore

Baltimore scores 76 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: