Extention Office park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ensley
Ensley has 122 acres of parks, 5.1 for every 1,000 residents
32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Ensley’s land is conserved, about 84 acres. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Ensley, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #543 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
84 acres · of 12.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
122 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.8 mi
8.3 mi lanes · 1.5 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ensley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ensley is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #543 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ensley’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (122 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 15%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ensley. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
84 conserved acres
1% of Ensley’s land. Who manages Ensley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County79 ac
Private owners4 ac
Local Recreation Area · 43 acLocal Park · 40 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R Jones Athletic Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 43 | Open |
| Drummond Park Local Park | County | 30 | Open |
| Milestone Park Local Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Old Ensley School Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Ensley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ensley
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Ensley
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
9.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
28Baseball
2Basketball
2Soccer
1Volleyball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ensley: 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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
May is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ensley →
Next door
Ensley and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensley | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 32% | C− |
| Ferry Pass | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 46% | D |
| Gonzalez | 1% | 1.1 | 6 | 35% | C+ |
| Brent | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 78% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ensley
How much of Ensley is conserved land?
1% 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 Ensley’s trails?
Extention Office park and Lincoln Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ensley?
9.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.3 of painted or protected lanes and 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ensley?
9,515 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ensley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 122 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ensley have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #543 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 Ensley 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 →