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Raleigh, NC · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Raleigh

Raleigh ranks T#75 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 44 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 45th percentile nationally and #3 of 6 in North Carolina.

Outdoors score
44
Some Fun
National rank
T#75 of 134
In North Carolina
#3 of 6
Percentile
45th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Raleigh sits 6 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 Raleigh

  1. #73 Austin, TX 46
  2. #74 Virginia Beach, VA 45
  3. T#75 Raleigh, NC — this page 44
  4. #77 Oakland, CA 43
  5. #78 Columbus, OH 42

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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 Raleigh

Raleigh scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: