Earl R Maize Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: OhanaUnitedTalk page · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Feather Sound
Feather Sound has 59 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Feather Sound, 1.3 per square mile of land. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Feather Sound’s land is conserved, about 56 acres.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #164 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
56 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Feather Sound?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Feather Sound have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Feather Sound is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #164 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Feather Sound’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home70% 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 70%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 74%
Water is 17% of Feather Sound’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
56 conserved acres
3% of Feather Sound’s land. Water is left out: Feather Sound has 2.8 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Feather Sound’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County56 ac
State Conservation Area · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weedon Island Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 56 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
USCG0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
12Tennis
3Basketball
3Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Feather Sound
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 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 72 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Feather Sound →
Next door
Feather Sound and its neighbors
Feather Sound has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feather Sound | 3% | 1.3 | 17 | 70% | B+ |
| St. Petersburg | 13% | 0.7 | 19 | 93% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Feather Sound
How much of Feather Sound is conserved land?
3% 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 Feather Sound’s trails?
Earl R Maize Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Feather Sound?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Feather Sound?
15,077 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Feather Sound or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Feather Sound have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #164 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 Feather Sound 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 →