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Broad theme

Outdoor

Nature-based activities: trails, parks, lakes, mountains, beaches.

In TakeScout's latest snapshot (Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026), ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity linked Outdoor to the destination or one of its places in 42% of 29,758 answers across 124 destinations. It was most often linked to Best Day Trips and Best Hidden Gems questions. It described the destination itself (rather than a specific place) in 14% of those answers.

How an answer counts as linking Outdoor

Counts: nature-based activities and access, such as hiking, trails, parks, lakes, mountains, beaches, paddling, cycling, skiing.

Doesn't count: views seen only from buildings or observation decks; urban plazas.

This is the exact definition our tagger applies to every answer. Method.

42%

of answers link Outdoor to the destination or one of its places

12,606 of 29,758 answers · Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026 · ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity

See the evidence
14%

of those describe the destination itself rather than a specific place

1,722 of 12,606 linked answers · Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026 · ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity

Destinations most associated with Outdoor

Every destination was asked the same questions, so the rates compare like with like. Destinations are compared only with others of the same type. Destinations with fewer than 3 linked answers aren't listed.

Cities

Destination Linked vs. type average Describes destination By assistant Top place
Cape Breton 53% 128 of 240 answers 1.4× 27% Cape Breton Highlands National Park (41)
Corner Brook 48% 114 of 240 answers 1.3× 29% Marble Mountain Resort (55)
Whistler 46% 110 of 240 answers 1.2× 28% Lost Lake (37)
Kamloops 45% 109 of 240 answers 1.2× 25% Kenna Cartwright Park (57)
Nanaimo 45% 109 of 240 answers 1.2× 17% Neck Point Park (40)
Thompson 45% 107 of 240 answers 1.2× 36% Paint Lake Provincial Park (67)
Austin 43% 104 of 240 answers 1.2× 13% Lady Bird Lake (42)
Kelowna 43% 102 of 240 answers 1.1× 18% Knox Mountain Park (47)
Prince Albert 43% 102 of 240 answers 1.1× 21% Prince Albert National Park (68)
Sherbrooke 42% 100 of 240 answers 1.1× 11% Parc du Mont-Bellevue (36)
Trois-Rivières 41% 99 of 240 answers 1.1× 8% Parc de l'Île Saint-Quentin (33)
Vancouver 41% 98 of 240 answers 1.1× 15% Stanley Park (44)
Saint John 40% 97 of 240 answers 1.1× 5% Irving Nature Park (71)
Fort St. John 40% 96 of 240 answers 1.1× 20% Beatton Provincial Park (53)
Portland 40% 95 of 240 answers 1.1× 16% Forest Park (35)
Show all 60 cities
Destination Linked vs. type average Describes destination By assistant Top place
Abbotsford 39% 94 of 240 answers 1.1× 9% Mill Lake Park (47)
San Diego 39% 94 of 240 answers 1.1× 12% Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve (44)
Lethbridge 39% 93 of 240 answers 1.0× 16% Indian Battle Park (49)
Red Deer 39% 93 of 240 answers 1.0× 19% Bower Ponds (58)
St. John's 39% 93 of 240 answers 1.0× 15% Signal Hill National Historic Site (44)
Fredericton 38% 92 of 240 answers 1.0× 20% Odell Park (50)
Tampa 38% 92 of 240 answers 1.0× 4% Tampa Riverwalk (43)
Halifax 38% 91 of 240 answers 1.0× 9% Point Pleasant Park (53)
Prince George 38% 91 of 240 answers 1.0× 9% Cottonwood Island Nature Park (43)
San Francisco 38% 91 of 240 answers 1.0× 4% Golden Gate Park and Lands End (37)
Saskatoon 38% 91 of 240 answers 1.0× 14% Meewasin Valley (40)
Brandon 38% 90 of 240 answers 1.0× 12% Riverbank Discovery Centre (45)
Los Angeles 38% 90 of 240 answers 1.0× 7% Griffith Observatory (38)
Calgary 37% 89 of 240 answers 1.0× 19% Prince’s Island Park (28)
Laval 37% 89 of 240 answers 1.0× 7% Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (68)
Medicine Hat 37% 88 of 239 answers 1.0× 16% Police Point Park (64)
Denver 37% 88 of 240 answers 1.0× 13% Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre (45)
Minneapolis 37% 88 of 240 answers 1.0× 17% Minnehaha Regional Park and Minnehaha Falls (48)
Victoria 37% 88 of 240 answers 1.0× 13% Beacon Hill Park (40)
Phoenix 36% 87 of 240 answers 1.0× 28% Papago Park & Hole-in-the-Rock (47)
Seattle 36% 87 of 240 answers 1.0× 8% Discovery Park (36)
Milwaukee 36% 86 of 240 answers 1.0× 9% The Milwaukee RiverWalk (18)
Regina 36% 86 of 240 answers 1.0× 8% Wascana Centre (53)
Charleston 35% 85 of 240 answers 0.9× 11% Folly Beach (30)
Charlottetown 35% 85 of 240 answers 0.9× 7% Victoria Park (61)
Dawson Creek 35% 85 of 240 answers 0.9× 22% Bear Mountain Wind Park (26)
Iqaluit 35% 85 of 240 answers 0.9× 33% Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park (72)
Moncton 35% 85 of 240 answers 0.9× 4% Centennial Park (45)
Ottawa 35% 85 of 240 answers 0.9× 21% Gatineau Park (48)
Edmonton 35% 83 of 240 answers 0.9× 35% Elk Island National Park (42)
Montreal 35% 83 of 240 answers 0.9× 6% Mount Royal (44)
Québec City 34% 82 of 240 answers 0.9× 9% Montmorency Falls (53)
Savannah 34% 82 of 240 answers 0.9× 9% Forsyth Park (45)
Atlanta 33% 80 of 240 answers 0.9× 4% Piedmont Park (42)
Winnipeg 33% 80 of 240 answers 0.9× 6% FortWhyte Alive (38)
Toronto 33% 79 of 240 answers 0.9× 6% Toronto Islands (42)
Las Vegas 33% 78 of 240 answers 0.9× 8% Hiking Red Rock Canyon (55)
Miami 33% 78 of 240 answers 0.9× 9% Everglades National Park (34)
New York City 33% 78 of 240 answers 0.9× – Central Park (29)
St. Louis 32% 76 of 240 answers 0.8× 4% Forest Park (29)
Orlando 31% 75 of 240 answers 0.8× 5% Lake Eola Park (31)
Nashville 30% 73 of 240 answers 0.8× – Centennial Park (22)
New Orleans 30% 72 of 240 answers 0.8× 7% City Park (28)
Chicago 29% 69 of 240 answers 0.8× 9% Lincoln Park and Zoo (19)
Kansas City 21% 51 of 240 answers 0.6× – Loose Park (13)

Regions

Destination Linked vs. type average Describes destination By assistant Top place
West Virginia 58% 140 of 240 answers 1.2× 16% Blackwater Falls State Park (47)
Alaska 55% 133 of 240 answers 1.2× 24% Denali National Park (28)
Colorado 54% 130 of 240 answers 1.2× 23% Rocky Mountain National Park (40)
Idaho 53% 128 of 240 answers 1.1× 14% Craters of the Moon National Monument (43)
Washington State 53% 128 of 240 answers 1.1× 16% Mount Rainier National Park (47)
Oregon 53% 127 of 240 answers 1.1× 17% Crater Lake National Park (41)
Utah 53% 127 of 240 answers 1.1× 24% Zion National Park (36)
Wyoming 53% 127 of 240 answers 1.1× 20% Yellowstone National Park (38)
Montana 53% 126 of 240 answers 1.1× 25% Glacier National Park (36)
Vermont 52% 125 of 240 answers 1.1× 26% Quechee Gorge (29)
Georgia 51% 123 of 240 answers 1.1× 3% Tallulah Gorge State Park (32)
Minnesota 51% 123 of 240 answers 1.1× 19% Itasca State Park (24)
Maine 50% 121 of 240 answers 1.1× 19% Acadia National Park (45)
New York 50% 121 of 240 answers 1.1× 7% Watkins Glen (39)
South Dakota 50% 121 of 240 answers 1.1× 18% Custer State Park (69)
Show all 50 regions
Destination Linked vs. type average Describes destination By assistant Top place
Virginia 50% 121 of 240 answers 1.1× 7% Shenandoah National Park (52)
Arizona 50% 120 of 240 answers 1.1× 13% Grand Canyon National Park (33)
New Hampshire 50% 119 of 240 answers 1.1× 24% Franconia Notch State Park (31)
New Mexico 50% 119 of 240 answers 1.1× 10% White Sands National Park (53)
Arkansas 49% 118 of 240 answers 1.1× 20% Buffalo National River (48)
Tennessee 49% 117 of 240 answers 1.0× 14% Great Smoky Mountains (46)
North Dakota 47% 113 of 240 answers 1.0× 15% Theodore Roosevelt National Park (68)
Michigan 47% 112 of 240 answers 1.0× 14% Sleeping Bear Dunes (51)
Nevada 46% 111 of 240 answers 1.0× 7% Valley of Fire State Park (54)
California 45% 109 of 240 answers 1.0× 4% Yosemite National Park (38)
North Carolina 45% 109 of 240 answers 1.0× 19% Blue Ridge Parkway (28)
Alabama 45% 108 of 240 answers 1.0× 8% Little River Canyon National Preserve (40)
Hawaii 45% 108 of 240 answers 1.0× 10% Diamond Head (24)
Maryland 45% 108 of 240 answers 1.0× 11% Assateague Island National Seashore (53)
Missouri 45% 108 of 240 answers 1.0× 16% Ha Ha Tonka State Park (35)
Ohio 45% 108 of 240 answers 1.0× – Hocking Hills State Park (59)
Pennsylvania 45% 108 of 240 answers 1.0× – Bushkill Falls or Ricketts Glen State Park (29)
Rhode Island 45% 108 of 240 answers 1.0× 4% Newport Cliff Walk (36)
Kentucky 45% 107 of 240 answers 1.0× 7% Red River Gorge (62)
Massachusetts 45% 107 of 240 answers 1.0× 6% Mount Greylock (24)
South Carolina 44% 106 of 240 answers 0.9× 10% Congaree National Park (52)
Wisconsin 44% 106 of 240 answers 0.9× 13% Devil's Lake State Park (37)
Nebraska 43% 104 of 240 answers 0.9× 14% Scotts Bluff National Monument (47)
Indiana 43% 103 of 240 answers 0.9× – Indiana Dunes National Park (55)
Connecticut 43% 102 of 240 answers 0.9× 8% Gillette Castle State Park (25)
Kansas 42% 100 of 240 answers 0.9× 11% Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (55)
Illinois 41% 99 of 240 answers 0.9× – Starved Rock State Park (63)
Florida 40% 97 of 240 answers 0.9× 11% Everglades National Park (45)
Oklahoma 40% 97 of 240 answers 0.9× 4% Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (50)
Iowa 40% 96 of 240 answers 0.9× 6% Maquoketa Caves State Park (46)
New Jersey 39% 94 of 240 answers 0.8× 7% Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (33)
Texas 38% 92 of 239 answers 0.8× 4% Big Bend National Park (45)
Louisiana 38% 90 of 240 answers 0.8× 21% Atchafalaya Basin Viewpoints (26)
Delaware 37% 89 of 240 answers 0.8× – Cape Henlopen State Park (56)
Mississippi 37% 88 of 240 answers 0.8× 9% Natchez (40)

Provinces & states

Destination Linked vs. type average Describes destination By assistant Top place
Newfoundland and Labrador 55% 131 of 240 answers 1.1× 23% Gros Morne National Park (53)
Manitoba 53% 128 of 240 answers 1.1× 13% Riding Mountain National Park (47)
British Columbia 53% 127 of 240 answers 1.1× 13% Whistler (52)
Northwest Territories 53% 126 of 240 answers 1.1× 31% Blachford Lake Lodge (34)
Yukon 50% 120 of 240 answers 1.0× 32% Kluane National Park and Reserve (37)
Alberta 49% 118 of 240 answers 1.0× 16% Lake Louise (47)
Nova Scotia 49% 117 of 240 answers 1.0× 10% Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site (33)
Prince Edward Island 48% 114 of 240 answers 1.0× 22% Basin Head Provincial Park (28)
Saskatchewan 46% 111 of 240 answers 0.9× 14% Grasslands National Park (55)
Ontario 46% 110 of 240 answers 0.9× 10% Algonquin Provincial Park (46)
Québec 45% 109 of 240 answers 0.9× 13% Mont-Tremblant (35)
New Brunswick 45% 108 of 240 answers 0.9× 20% Fundy National Park (56)

Countries

Destination Linked Describes destination By assistant Top place
Canada 49% 117 of 240 answers 9% Banff National Park and Lake Louise (36)
United States 41% 99 of 240 answers 3% Grand Canyon (27)

Lift isn't shown for countries: it needs at least 5 published destinations of this type.

Which travel questions bring it up

For each kind of traveler question, the share of its answers that link Outdoor to the destination.

What AI points to

Places the assistants tie Outdoor to, in at least 3 answers from at least 2 different assistants. Place pages aren't live yet, so each links to its destination.

In cities

PlaceDestinationAnswersAssistants
Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park Iqaluit 72 4
Irving Nature Park Saint John 71 4
Prince Albert National Park Prince Albert 68 4
Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Laval 68 4
Paint Lake Provincial Park Thompson 67 4
Pisew Falls Provincial Park Thompson 65 4
Police Point Park Medicine Hat 64 4
Little Red River Park Prince Albert 64 4
Victoria Park Charlottetown 61 4
Bower Ponds Red Deer 58 4
Rockwood Park Saint John 58 4
Kenna Cartwright Park Kamloops 57 4

In regions

PlaceDestinationAnswersAssistants
Custer State Park South Dakota 69 4
Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Dakota 68 4
Starved Rock State Park Illinois 63 4
Red River Gorge Kentucky 62 4
Hocking Hills State Park Ohio 59 4
Badlands National Park South Dakota 57 4
Cape Henlopen State Park Delaware 56 4
Spearfish Canyon South Dakota 56 4

How the assistants differ

42%

of ChatGPT's answers link Outdoor

3,116 of 7,440 answers · Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026 · ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity

40%

of Claude's answers link Outdoor

2,945 of 7,439 answers · Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026 · ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity

51%

of Gemini's answers link Outdoor

3,774 of 7,439 answers · Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026 · ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity

37%

of Perplexity's answers link Outdoor

2,771 of 7,440 answers · Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026 · ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity

Widest gaps for a single destination

  • Gemini linked Outdoor to Nova Scotia in 38 of 60 answers; Perplexity in 22 of 60 answers.
  • Gemini linked Outdoor to Thompson in 38 of 60 answers; Perplexity in 22 of 60 answers.
  • Gemini linked Outdoor to Newfoundland and Labrador in 42 of 60 answers; Perplexity in 26 of 60 answers.
  • Gemini linked Outdoor to Wisconsin in 37 of 60 answers; Claude in 22 of 60 answers.
  • Gemini linked Outdoor to Massachusetts in 36 of 60 answers; Perplexity in 21 of 60 answers.

Only assistants that answered enough of a destination's questions are compared.

Evidence

Sentences quoted word for word from the answers. Chosen automatically: specific over general, then the destination itself over a single place, spread across assistants and destinations, most recent first.

“Take a slow walk by the Assiniboine. The Riverbank Discovery Centre is a good place to start, then follow the trails and see where the afternoon takes you.”
Perplexity · Oct 14, 2026 · Brandon Asked: “I want to experience Brandon, Manitoba like a local, not a tourist. What do you recommend?”
“Kamloops has an extensive trail system for hiking and mountain biking, including the Kamloops Bike Ranch and trails in Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area.”
ChatGPT · Oct 14, 2026 · Kamloops Asked: “What are the best local or authentic experiences in Kamloops, British Columbia?”
“Dog sledding – Available in many regions, including Charlevoix and the Laurentians”
Claude · Oct 14, 2026 · Québec Asked: “What are the best winter experiences in Québec province, Canada?”
“Snowmobiling - North Dakota has extensive groomed trail systems, particularly in the Turtle Mountains and around Lake Sakakawea”
Claude · Oct 14, 2026 · North Dakota Asked: “I'm planning a winter trip to North Dakota, USA. What unique winter activities do you recommend?”
“Assateague Island: Wild ponies, camping, and beaches without the Ocean City crowds.”
Claude · Oct 14, 2026 · Maryland Asked: “I want to experience Maryland, USA like a local, not a tourist. What do you recommend?”
“Drive Trail Ridge Road (the highest continuous paved road in the US, open late May–October) for above-treeline tundra views and elk spotting.”
Gemini · Oct 14, 2026 · Colorado Asked: “I'm spending a week in Colorado, USA. What day trips within its borders would you recommend?”

Method and definitions

  • Snapshot: answers observed Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026, from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.
  • Destinations: 124 of 124 tracked destinations have enough answers in the snapshot to be included .
  • Tagger version dated Sep 28, 2026.
Snapshot
For every destination, the latest answer from each assistant to each of the same in-destination questions. Every destination is asked the same questions, so rates compare like with like. A destination is included only once most of its answers are in; answers older than the snapshot's age limit, or asked under an outdated destination name, leave their slot empty.
Linked to
An answer links a theme to a destination when it ties the theme to the destination itself or to a named place in or near it, backed by a sentence quoted from the answer. Passing mentions ("if you're on a budget…") don't count.
Association rate
Linked answers out of all answers about the destination in the snapshot, shown as "k of N answers". Answers to questions that ask about the theme directly are left out and counted separately.
Describes the destination
Among linked answers, the share where the theme describes the destination itself ("one of the most romantic cities") rather than only a specific place in it.
Concrete
Among linked answers, the share whose quoted evidence names a specific place, business, community, nation, event, dish or practice.
Questions that ask about the theme
Some tracked questions ask about a theme directly — romantic hotels for Romantic Experiences, for example. Answers to them would inflate the rate, so they are excluded from the headline and shown as their own rate.
Lift
A destination's association rate divided by the average rate of published destinations of the same type (cities with cities, regions with regions). Shown only when at least 5 destinations of that type are published and the destination has at least 5 linked answers.
Intent rate
For one traveler question type, the share of all its answers (across published destinations) that link the theme. Intent lift divides it by the theme's overall rate.

See the full methodology.