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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.
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| National Parks, State Parks, Campgrounds, etc. | |||||
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| National Parks, | Campgrounds, | State Parks, | Total | GPTR | |
| City/Town | Sites, etc | Forests, etc | Sites, etc | Points | Rank |
| Annapolis, MD | 65 | 37 | 17 | 286 | 1 |
| Hanover, PA | 63 | 15 | 17 | 236 | 2 |
| South Lake Tahoe, CA | 1 | 106 | 18 | 233 | 3 |
| Reno, NV | 0 | 103 | 6 | 212 | 4 |
| Bishop, CA | 5 | 96 | 1 | 208 | 5 |
| Provo, UT | 2 | 85 | 9 | 185 | 6 |
| Greenville, SC | 9 | 74 | 10 | 185 | 6 |
| Vail, CO | 4 | 84 | 1 | 181 | 8 |
| Aspen, CO | 3 | 78 | 6 | 171 | 9 |
| Athens, GA | 6 | 68 | 14 | 168 | 10 |
| Park City, UT | 3 | 74 | 10 | 167 | 11 |
| Stamford, CT | 28 | 8 | 58 | 158 | 12 |
| Newport Beach, CA | 4 | 64 | 14 | 154 | 13 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | 70 | 7 | 153 | 14 |
| Fayetteville, AR | 6 | 64 | 5 | 151 | 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 | |||||
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