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Phoenix, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Phoenix

Phoenix ranks #85 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 37 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 37th percentile nationally and #7 of 8 in Arizona.

Outdoors score
37
Some Fun
National rank
#85 of 134
In Arizona
#7 of 8
Percentile
37th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Phoenix sits 13 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 Phoenix

  1. T#83 Atlanta, GA 38
  2. T#83 Chesapeake, VA 38
  3. #85 Phoenix, AZ — this page 37
  4. #86 Henderson, NV 36
  5. T#87 Sacramento, CA 35

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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 Phoenix

Phoenix scores 40 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: