Photo: User:VitaleBaby · Public domain99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Anna Maria
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Anna Maria, 0.7 per square mile of land. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Anna Maria’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Anna Maria?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Anna Maria have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Anna Maria is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 14% of Anna Maria’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
12 conserved acres
3% of Anna Maria’s land. Water is left out: Anna Maria has 0.7 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Anna Maria’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria Bayfront Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Anna Maria Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
6 places to go in Anna Maria
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Anna Maria
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Anna Maria →
Anna Maria and its neighbors
Anna Maria has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria | 3% | 0.7 | 16 | 99% | A− |
| Holmes Beach | 5% | 0.3 | 18 | 87% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Anna Maria
How much of Anna Maria is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Anna Maria’s trails?
Anna Maria Bayfront Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Anna Maria?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Anna Maria?
6,700 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Anna Maria or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Anna Maria have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Anna Maria neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →