Ridge Audubon Nature Reserve
Nature preserve
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Babson Park
Few parks or trails are on the map in Babson Park
49% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 8.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Babson Park, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
6 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Babson Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Babson Park is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Babson Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home49% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fire House Trail
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Scrub Plum Trail
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Garden Club Park
Managed by County
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
6 conserved acres
1% of Babson Park’s land. Who manages Babson Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits6 ac
Conservation Easement · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Babson Park Woman's ClubBuilding · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Babson Park
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 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 73 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Babson Park →
Next door
Babson Park and its neighbors
Babson Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson Park | 1% | 0.3 | 8 | 49% | C |
| Hillcrest Heights | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Frostproof | 7% | 0.4 | 11 | 73% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Babson Park
How much of Babson Park is conserved land?
1% 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 Babson Park’s trails?
Ridge Audubon Nature Reserve and Fire House Trail don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Babson Park?
27,820 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Babson Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Babson Park have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Babson Park neighbors.
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Sources
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 →