Clearwater has 25 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Sand Key Park (3 mi), Lake Chautauqua Park (2.5 mi), Crest Lake Park (1.7 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Clearwater’s land is conserved, about 1,179 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #125 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,179 acres · of 26.2 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,186 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
57 mi
23 mi lanes · 31 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
17
9 beaches · 15 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Clearwater?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clearwater is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #125 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clearwater’s overall grade.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Clearwater ranks #226 on Outdoors.
Water is 32% of Clearwater’s area (12 of 38 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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.
7% of Clearwater’s land. Water is left out: Clearwater has 26.2 square miles of land and 12.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Clearwater’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city712 ac
County243 ac
State parks223 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Local Park · 733 acState Park · 223 acLocal Other or Unknown · 178 acLocal Conservation Area · 26 acLocal Recreation Area · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Caladesi Island State Park
State Park
State parks
223
Open
Cooper's Point
Local Other or Unknown
County
142
Open
Sand Key County Park
Local Park
County
101
Open
E C Moore Complex
Local Park
Town or city
59
Open
Mocassin Lake Nature Park
Local Park
Town or city
50
Open
Lake Chautauqua Park
Local Park
Town or city
41
Open
Crest Lake Park
Local Park
Town or city
38
Open
Cliff Stephens Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city
36
Open
Joe Dimaggio Fields
Local Park
Town or city
34
Open
Glen Oaks Park
Local Park
Town or city
27
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
102 places to go in Clearwater
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
23 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
31 mi
off-road bike paths
2.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
134Tennis
41Baseball
32Pickleball
31Basketball
17Soccer
4Volleyball
4Multi-sport
3Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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)
10.5
11.2
11.9
12.8
13.5
13.9
13.7
13.1
12.3
11.4
10.7
10.4
High (°F)
69
72
76
81
86
89
90
90
89
84
77
72
Rain (in)
3.1
2.5
2.8
2.6
2.7
7.4
8.8
9.4
6.6
2.9
1.7
2.6
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clearwater →
Next door
Clearwater and its neighbors
Clearwater has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clearwater
Where can I hike in Clearwater?
The longest trail networks: Sand Key Park, 3 miles; Lake Chautauqua Park, 2.5 miles; Crest Lake Park, 1.7 miles; Allen's Creek Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clearwater is conserved land?
7% 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 Clearwater’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Crest Lake Park (on leash) and Cooper's Bayou Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clearwater?
57 miles of bike routes are on the map: 23 of painted or protected lanes, 31 of off-road paths and 2.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Clearwater?
34,937 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clearwater or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,186 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clearwater have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #125 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 Clearwater neighbors.
Photo: Michel Rathwell from Cornwall, Canada · CC BY 2.0