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Virginia Beach, VA · the CityFunIndex

Outdoors in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach ranks #74 of 134 US cities for outdoors, with a Outdoors score of 45 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 46th percentile nationally and #2 of 4 in Virginia.

Outdoors score
45
Some Fun
National rank
#74 of 134
In Virginia
#2 of 4
Percentile
46th

The typical city scores 50 for outdoors; Virginia Beach sits 5 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 Virginia Beach

  1. T#71 Reno, NV 47
  2. #73 Austin, TX 46
  3. #74 Virginia Beach, VA — this page 45
  4. T#75 Fort Wayne, IN 44
  5. T#75 Raleigh, NC 44

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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 Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach scores 49 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: