Lake Ida Park
Park
46 acres1.1 mi of trail
Lake Ida
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Delray Beach
Delray Beach has 16 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Lake Ida Park (1.1 mi), Mike Machek Boy Scout Park (0.7 mi), Leon M. Weekes Environmental Preserve (0.6 mi). 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 390 acres are parks and preserves, 5.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #203 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
430 acres · of 15.9 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
390 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
35 mi
24 mi lanes · 11 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Delray Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Delray Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delray Beach is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #203 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Delray Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (390 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home83% 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 64%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 68%
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 Lake Ida Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mike Machek Boy Scout Park
Managed by Delray Beach Parks and Recreation
7 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Leon M. Weekes Environmental Preserve
Managed by Delray Beach
11 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Delray Oaks Natural Area
Park
22 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Lake Ida Park46 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Mike Machek Boy Scout Park7 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Delray Beach Parks and Recreation
DirectionsLeon M. Weekes Environmental Preserve11 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Delray Beach
Delray Oaks Natural Area22 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Orchard View Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Delray Beac
Pompey Park14 acres
DirectionsBarwick Park8 acres
Eagle Park5 acres
Atlantic Dunes Park4 acres
DirectionsAnchor Park3 acres
DirectionsVeterans Park3 acres
Who protects it
430 conserved acres
4% of Delray Beach’s land. Who manages Delray Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city303 ac
County125 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits24 ac
Local Park · 213 acLocal Conservation Area · 161 acLocal Recreation Area · 49 acConservation Easement · 24 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ida West Park Local Conservation Area | County | 125 | Open |
| Robert P. Miller Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Seacrest Soccer Complex/Rocks Football Stadium Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Municipal Beach Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Delray Oaks Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Pompey Park And Pool Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Leon M. Weekes Environmental Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Bexley Trail Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Catherine Strong Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
26 places to go in Delray Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Delray Beach
23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Delray Beach
Lake Ida Dog ParkIn Lake Ida Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Delray Beach
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miUnpaved · 0.6 mi
Lake Ida1.0 mi
Biking & sports
35 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
24 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
11 mi
off-road bike paths
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
69Tennis
19Basketball
16Baseball
9Pickleball
2Volleyball
2Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Delray Beach SchoolsBuilding · listed 1988
About itJohn and Elizabeth Shaw Sundy HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itMilton-Myers American Legion Post No. 65Building · listed 1995
About itJ.B. Evans HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itMarina Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2014
About itOld School Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2018
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Delray Beach
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 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Delray Beach →
Next door
Delray Beach and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delray Beach | 4% | 1.0 | 6 | 83% | B |
| Boca Raton | 6% | 1.2 | 12 | 86% | A− |
| Boynton Beach | 4% | 1.6 | 5 | 88% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Delray Beach
Where can I hike in Delray Beach?
The longest trail networks: Lake Ida Park, 1.1 miles; Mike Machek Boy Scout Park, 0.7 miles; Leon M. Weekes Environmental Preserve, 0.6 miles; Delray Oaks Natural Area, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Delray Beach is conserved land?
4% 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 Delray Beach’s trails?
Lake Ida Park and Mike Machek Boy Scout Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Delray Beach?
35 miles of bike routes are on the map: 24 of painted or protected lanes, 11 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Delray Beach?
6,929 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delray Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 390 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Delray Beach have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #203 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 Delray Beach 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 →