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Irvine, CA · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Irvine

Irvine ranks #25 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 82 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 82nd percentile nationally and #1 of 18 in California.

Outdoors score
82
Very Fun
National rank
#25 of 134
In California
#1 of 18
Percentile
82nd

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Irvine sits 32 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 Irvine

  1. T#23 Aurora, CO 83
  2. T#23 Fargo, ND 83
  3. #25 Irvine, CA — this page 82
  4. #26 Colorado Springs, CO 81
  5. T#27 Cincinnati, OH 80

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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 Irvine

Irvine scores 57 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: