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Chesapeake, VA · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Chesapeake

Chesapeake ranks T#83 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 38 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 39th percentile nationally and #3 of 4 in Virginia.

Outdoors score
38
Some Fun
National rank
T#83 of 134
In Virginia
#3 of 4
Percentile
39th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Chesapeake sits 12 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 Chesapeake

  1. #81 Lubbock, TX 40
  2. #82 Santa Clarita, CA 39
  3. T#83 Chesapeake, VA — this page 38
  4. #85 Phoenix, AZ 37
  5. #86 Henderson, NV 36

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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 Chesapeake

Chesapeake scores 44 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: