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Minneapolis, MN · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Minneapolis

Minneapolis ranks #46 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 66 — Fun. That puts it in the 66th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Minnesota.

Outdoors score
66
Fun
National rank
#46 of 134
In Minnesota
#2 of 2
Percentile
66th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Minneapolis sits 16 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 Minneapolis

  1. T#43 Wilmington, DE 68
  2. #45 Saint Paul, MN 67
  3. #46 Minneapolis, MN — this page 66
  4. T#47 Hilton Head Island, SC 65
  5. T#47 Spokane, WA 65

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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 Minneapolis

Minneapolis scores 84 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: