Rating

Outdoor Access

Scale55-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places with several strong ways to enjoy the outdoors, without requiring every place to excel at every kind of recreation.

Sources

Data behind the rating

1 source

Current published Places outdoor scores

Current published versions
Data
Six current 0-100 Places scores covering nearby parks and nature, hiking, water recreation, National Park proximity, mountain views, and downhill skiing.
What it tells us
Provides five broad outdoor-opportunity families while preserving the source evidence and limitations of each underlying score.

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