Bal Harbour Waterfront Park
Managed by Bal Harbour Village
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
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Photo: Alexf · Public domainA+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bal Harbour
29% of Bal Harbour’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bal Harbour, 6.3 per square mile of land. 29% of Bal Harbour’s land is conserved, about 76 acres.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #10 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
76 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
6.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Bal Harbour?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bal Harbour have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bal Harbour is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #10 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bal Harbour’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails6.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 97%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)#10 of 638
Water is 40% of Bal Harbour’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 18%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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
The longest trail network is Bal Harbour Waterfront Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
76 conserved acres
29% of Bal Harbour’s land. Water is left out: Bal Harbour has 0.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bal Harbour’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County75 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 68 acLocal Other or Unknown · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bal Harbour Beach Local Park | County | 67 | Open |
| Haulover Beach Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 8 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bal Harbour
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bal Harbour
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
9Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Bal Harbour
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bal Harbour →
Next door
Bal Harbour and its neighbors
Bal Harbour has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bal Harbour | 29% | 6.3 | 12 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Surfside | 8% | 4.7 | 3 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bal Harbour
Where can I hike in Bal Harbour?
The longest trail networks: Bal Harbour Waterfront Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bal Harbour is conserved land?
29% 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 Bal Harbour’s trails?
Bal Harbour Waterfront Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bal Harbour?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Bal Harbour?
6,866 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bal Harbour or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bal Harbour have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #10 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 Bal Harbour 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 →