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RECREATION

Recreation opportunities abound at or near our top retirement cities and towns. This report shows the cities with the largest number of National Parks, Historical Sites, Military Parks, Campgrounds, etc. and State Parks within a 100-mile driving radius.

Annapolis and Hanover top the list with their proximity to the Washington National Mall and Memorial Parks in D.C.

Recreation
National Parks, State Parks, Campgrounds, etc.

		National
	National Parks,	Campgrounds,	State Parks,	Total	GPTR
City/Town	Sites, etc	Forests, etc	Sites, etc	Points	Rank
Annapolis, MD	68	37	17	295	1
Hanover, PA	64	15	17	239	2
South Lake Tahoe, CA	1	106	18	233	3
Reno, NV	0	103	6	212	4
Bishop, CA	5	96	1	208	5
Greenville, SC	9	74	10	185	6
Provo, UT	2	85	9	185	6
Vail, CO	5	84	1	184	8
Aspen, CO	4	78	6	174	9
Athens, GA	6	68	14	168	10
Park City, UT	3	74	10	167	11
Newport Beach, CA	6	64	14	160	12
Stamford, CT	28	8	58	158	13
Boulder, CO	2	70	7	153	14
Gatlinburg, TN	10	60	2	152	15

# of National Parks, Sites, etc. within approx 100 mile radius = 3 points each
# of National Campgrounds, Picnic Areas, etc. within approx 50 mile radius = 2 points each
# of State Parks, Sites, etc. within approx 50 mile radius = 1 point each