War Veteran's Memorial Park
Park
133 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Bay Pines Veterans Administration Home and Hospital Historic District · Photo: PaulaZZZ · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Bay Pines
34% of Bay Pines’ land is conserved: 281 acres
309 acres are parks and preserves, 122 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #235 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
34%
281 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
309 ac
122 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Bay Pines?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bay Pines have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bay Pines is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #235 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bay Pines’ overall grade.
Conserved land34% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land122 acres of park per 1,000 residents (309 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home46% 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 60%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 63%
Water is 40% of Bay Pines’ area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 20%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bay Pines. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
281 conserved acres
34% of Bay Pines’ land. Water is left out: Bay Pines has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bay Pines’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County281 ac
Local Park · 281 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Veterans Memorial County Park Local Park | County | 281 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Bay Pines
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Bay Pines
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Pickleball
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Bay Pines Veterans Administration Home and Hospital Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2012
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Bay Pines
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) | 70 | 72 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bay Pines →
Next door
Bay Pines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Pines | 34% | under 0.1 | 122 | 46% | B |
| Seminole | 5% | 0.3 | 12 | 94% | B+ |
| Madeira Beach | 3% | 0.5 | 6 | 74% | B− |
| St. Petersburg | 13% | 0.7 | 19 | 93% | A |
| West Lealman | 6% | under 0.1 | 8 | 66% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bay Pines
How much of Bay Pines is conserved land?
34% 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 Bay Pines’ trails?
War Veteran's Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bay Pines?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bay Pines?
9,425 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bay Pines or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 309 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bay Pines have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #235 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 Bay Pines 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 →