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Denver, CO · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Denver

Denver ranks T#35 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 74 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 75th percentile nationally and #6 of 6 in Colorado.

Outdoors score
74
Very Fun
National rank
T#35 of 134
In Colorado
#6 of 6
Percentile
75th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Denver sits 24 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 Denver

  1. #33 Charleston, SC 76
  2. #34 Little Rock, AR 75
  3. T#35 Denver, CO — this page 74
  4. #37 Bismarck, ND 73
  5. #38 Napa, CA 72

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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 Denver

Denver scores 82 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: