Ayersworth Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Balm
24% of Balm’s land is conserved: 1,579 acres
1,586 acres are parks and preserves, 221 per 1,000 residents. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Balm, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #95 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
1,579 acres · of 10.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,586 ac
221 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Balm?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Balm have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Balm is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #95 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Balm’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land221 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,586 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 85%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,579 conserved acres
24% of Balm’s land. Who manages Balm’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1,568 ac
County11 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,568 acLocal Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balm Scrub Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1,568 | Open |
| Balm Park Recreation Center Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
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 Balm
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) | 72 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
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 Balm →
Next door
Balm and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balm | 24% | 0.1 | 221 | 85% | A− |
| Riverview | 13% | 0.7 | 35 | 68% | A− |
| Wimauma | 19% | 0.5 | 201 | 26% | A− |
| Sun City Center | 14% | 1.5 | 41 | 28% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Balm
How much of Balm is conserved land?
24% 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 Balm’s trails?
Ayersworth Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Balm?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Balm?
43,470 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Balm or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,586 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Balm have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 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 Balm 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 →