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Outdoors in Cinco Bayou

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cinco Bayou

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Cinco Bayou’s land is conserved, about 2 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
2 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi lanes
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1234
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 Glenwood Park and Nature Trail, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Glenwood Park and Nature Trail

Park
9 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Cinco Bayou Laguna Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Winn Davis Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Francis Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

2% of Cinco Bayou’s land. Who manages Cinco Bayou’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Winn-Davis Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Francis Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Cinco Bayou

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Cinco Bayou
Boat Launch
Directions
Biking & sports

0.5 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Cinco Bayou: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.411.111.912.913.714.113.913.212.311.410.610.2
High (°F)616570758387908987807064
Rain (in)4.84.74.85.03.46.27.57.66.24.54.15.1

May is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cinco Bayou →

Next door

Cinco Bayou and its neighbors

Cinco Bayou has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Cinco Bayou— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fort Walton Beach3%0.7693%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Cinco Bayou

Where can I hike in Cinco Bayou?

The longest trail networks: Glenwood Park and Nature Trail, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Cinco Bayou’s trails?

Glenwood Park and Nature Trail and Cinco Bayou Laguna Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Cinco Bayou?

0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Cinco Bayou?

507 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cinco Bayou or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cinco Bayou neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →