Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Belle Glade has 36 acres of parks, 2.1 for every 1,000 residents
4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Belle Glade, 0.7 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #398 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Belle Glade have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belle Glade is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #398 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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39 conserved acres
1% of Belle Glade’s land. Who manages Belle Glade’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Glade Airport Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Municipal Complex Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Mace Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Lawrence E Will Museum Of The Glades Park Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Glades Pioneer Park Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
1 places to go in Belle Glade
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Belle Glade
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 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 75 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
December is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belle Glade →
Questions about parks and trails in Belle Glade
How much of Belle Glade 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.
Where can I bike in Belle Glade?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Belle Glade?
287 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belle Glade or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Belle Glade have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #398 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 Belle Glade neighbors.
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 →