13% of Butler Beach’s land is conserved: 209 acres
4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Butler Beach, 1.6 per square mile of land. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 72 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #118 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Butler Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Butler Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Butler Beach is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #118 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Windswept Acres Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Frank Butler Park West
Frank Butler Park East
209 conserved acres
13% of Butler Beach’s land. Who manages Butler Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve State Conservation Area | State conservation | 170 | Restricted |
| Frank Butler Park West Local Park | County | 44 | Open |
| Frank Butler Park East Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Windswept Acres Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 3 | Open |
5 places to go in Butler Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1.2 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.
The best walking months in Butler Beach: April and May
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 69 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Butler Beach →
Butler Beach and its neighbors
Butler Beach has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Beach | 13% | 1.6 | 16 | 48% | A− |
| St. Augustine Beach | 3% | 1.2 | 6 | 79% | B |
| Crescent Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Butler Beach
Where can I hike in Butler Beach?
The longest trail networks: Windswept Acres Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Butler Beach is conserved land?
13% 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 Butler Beach’s trails?
Windswept Acres Park and Frank Butler Park West don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Butler Beach?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Butler Beach?
15,511 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Butler Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Butler Beach have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 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 Butler Beach 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 →