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Charlotte, NC · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Charlotte

Charlotte ranks #93 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 31 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 31st percentile nationally and #4 of 6 in North Carolina.

Outdoors score
31
Some Fun
National rank
#93 of 134
In North Carolina
#4 of 6
Percentile
31st

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Charlotte sits 19 points below 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 Charlotte

  1. T#91 Plano, TX 32
  2. T#91 San Francisco, CA 32
  3. #93 Charlotte, NC — this page 31
  4. #94 Orlando, FL 30
  5. T#95 Norfolk, VA 29

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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 Charlotte

Charlotte scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: