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Riverside, CA · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Riverside

Riverside ranks T#95 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 29 — Quiet. That puts it in the 30th percentile nationally and #11 of 18 in California.

Outdoors score
29
Quiet
National rank
T#95 of 134
In California
#11 of 18
Percentile
30th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Riverside sits 21 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 Riverside

  1. #93 Charlotte, NC 31
  2. #94 Orlando, FL 30
  3. T#95 Riverside, CA — this page 29
  4. #97 Louisville, KY 28
  5. #98 Greensboro, NC 27

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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 Riverside

Riverside scores 21 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: