Urfer Family Park
Park
56 acres1.6 mi of trail
Yellow TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bee Ridge Woman's Club · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bee Ridge
Bee Ridge has 76 acres of parks, 7.4 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Urfer Family Park (1.6 mi). 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bee Ridge, 0.6 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #292 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
69 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
76 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
13 mi
10 mi lanes · 2.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bee Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bee Ridge is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #292 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bee Ridge’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (76 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home67% 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 52%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 54%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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 Urfer Family Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
69 conserved acres
3% of Bee Ridge’s land. Who manages Bee Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County69 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 55 acLocal Conservation Area · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honore Trail Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 55 | Open |
| Larry C. Manning Memorial Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 14 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Bee Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bee Ridge
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Yellow Trail0.5 mi
Red Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
13 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
10 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
6Basketball
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).
Bee Ridge Woman's ClubBuilding · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Bee Ridge
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 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 73 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bee Ridge →
Next door
Bee Ridge and its neighbors
Bee Ridge has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Ridge | 3% | 0.6 | 7 | 67% | B− |
| South Gate Ridge | 4% | 0.5 | 9 | 98% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bee Ridge
Where can I hike in Bee Ridge?
The longest trail networks: Urfer Family Park, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bee Ridge is conserved land?
3% 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 Bee Ridge’s trails?
Urfer Family Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bee Ridge?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 10 of painted or protected lanes and 2.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bee Ridge?
20,780 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bee Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bee Ridge have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #292 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 Bee Ridge 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 →