Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 4.0Atlantic Beach has 6.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
16% of Atlantic Beach’s land is conserved, about 378 acres. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Howell Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #63 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Atlantic Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Atlantic Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Atlantic Beach is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #63 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is more than half of Atlantic Beach’s area (9 of 13 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Howell Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tideviews Preserve
Jack Russell Park
All 11 parks & preserves
378 conserved acres
16% of Atlantic Beach’s land. Water is left out: Atlantic Beach has 3.7 square miles of land and 9.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Atlantic Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 273 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton Island Park and Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Tide Views Preserve Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Johanson Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Howell Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Russell Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Donner Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Atlantic Beach Elementary Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Jordan Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bull Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
5 places to go in Atlantic Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
2.2 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.
The best walking months in Atlantic Beach: April and May
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
November is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Atlantic Beach →
Atlantic Beach and its neighbors
Atlantic Beach has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beach | 16% | 1.6 | 8 | 95% | A |
| Jacksonville | 18% | 0.6 | 45 | 62% | A− |
| Neptune Beach | 1% | 1.2 | 2 | 90% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Atlantic Beach
Where can I hike in Atlantic Beach?
The longest trail networks: Howell Park, 0.7 miles; Tideviews Preserve, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Atlantic Beach is conserved land?
16% 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 Atlantic Beach’s trails?
Howell Park and Tideviews Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Atlantic Beach?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Atlantic Beach?
24,474 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atlantic Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Atlantic Beach have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #63 of 638 in Florida. 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 Atlantic Beach 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 →