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Boise, ID · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Boise

Boise ranks #42 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 69 — Fun. That puts it in the 69th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Idaho.

Outdoors score
69
Fun
National rank
#42 of 134
In Idaho
#1 of 1
Percentile
69th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Boise sits 19 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 Boise

  1. T#39 St. Louis, MO 71
  2. #41 Charleston, WV 70
  3. #42 Boise, ID — this page 69
  4. T#43 Seattle, WA 68
  5. T#43 Wilmington, DE 68

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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 Boise

Boise scores 80 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: