The Emerald City is home to so many lush parks that are perfect for al fresco dining with friends and family.
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Believe it or not, Seattle is ranked as the 4th best city in the entire country for picnic loversAccording to this new study by LawnStarter. Seattle has been blessed with an abundance of beautiful parks throughout the city that are perfect for picnics. There are parks with stunning views, parks that make you forget you’re in the city, and parks to watch spectacular sunsets.
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4 Categories
He LawnStarter Study analyzed the 500 largest cities in the United Statesbased on 4 different categories. They compared the following factors:
- Accessibility to the park
- Number of public parks
- Accessibility to parks
- The number of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
- Percentage of sunny days
- Other weather conditions
- If public drinking is banned in the state
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- Crime rate
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Seattle Score
Seattle has an overall score of 51.7. It ranks 4th in the category of «Percentage of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park»meaning Seattleites are never too far from a grassy green space. The city also ranks 24th in the category «Number of trails»Seattle has great hiking, trekking, and biking trails within the city.
The «Proportion of land used for parks and recreation activities»category ranks 68th. And best of all, Seattle has the third “Largest number of public parks”across the country. In fact, it ranks third only behind New York and Chicago.
Good weather forecast for the coming months
Although one of Seattle’s nicknames is rainy city, We still have pretty good weather for outdoor dining. According to the Farmer’s Almanac Fall ForecastSeattle still has many sunny and warm days throughout September and OctoberStart planning your lovely autumn picnics now.
