George Sands Park
Managed by Carrabelle
6 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Carrabelle
Carrabelle has 61 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: George Sands Park (0.5 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Carrabelle, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #171 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
54 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
3 beaches · 10 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Carrabelle?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carrabelle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carrabelle is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #171 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carrabelle’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home88% 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 69%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 73%
Water is 19% of Carrabelle’s area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
The longest trail network is George Sands Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Florida Forestry Service
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
54 conserved acres
2% of Carrabelle’s land. Water is left out: Carrabelle has 4.8 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Carrabelle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city52 ac
Other state land2 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 52 acState Resource Management Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John David Patton Wildlife Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Tate's Hell State Forest State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 2 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Carrabelle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Carrabelle
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Carrabelle
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Carrabelle
Carrabelle Marina
DirectionsPlus 9 boat launches without a name on the map.
Fishing spots in Carrabelle
Johnsons Carrabelle Marina
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Carrabelle: 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 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
May is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carrabelle →
Questions about parks and trails in Carrabelle
Where can I hike in Carrabelle?
The longest trail networks: George Sands Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carrabelle is conserved land?
2% 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 Carrabelle’s trails?
George Sands Park and Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carrabelle?
134,441 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carrabelle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carrabelle have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #171 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 Carrabelle 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 →