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Bismarck, ND · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Bismarck

Bismarck ranks #37 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 73 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 73rd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in North Dakota.

Outdoors score
73
Very Fun
National rank
#37 of 134
In North Dakota
#2 of 2
Percentile
73rd

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Bismarck sits 23 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 Bismarck

  1. T#35 Denver, CO 74
  2. T#35 Savannah, GA 74
  3. #37 Bismarck, ND — this page 73
  4. #38 Napa, CA 72
  5. T#39 Baltimore, MD 71

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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 Bismarck

Bismarck scores 26 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: