Few parks or trails are on the map in Ferry Pass
27 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Ferry Pass, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #568 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ferry Pass have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ferry Pass is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #568 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Water is 34% of Ferry Pass’ area (7 of 21 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Raines Terrace Park
All 5 parks & preserves
16 conserved acres
under 1% of Ferry Pass’ land. Water is left out: Ferry Pass has 13.9 square miles of land and 7.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ferry Pass’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regency Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Raines Terrace Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Woodlands Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Shady Terrace Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
10 places to go in Ferry Pass
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
23 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Ferry Pass: 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) | 61 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
May is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ferry Pass →
Ferry Pass and its neighbors
Ferry Pass has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Ferry Pass
How much of Ferry Pass is conserved land?
under 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 Ferry Pass’ trails?
Regency Park and Raines Terrace Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ferry Pass?
23 miles of bike routes are on the map: 21 of painted or protected lanes and 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ferry Pass?
6,558 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ferry Pass or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ferry Pass have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #568 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 Ferry Pass neighbors.
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 →