Freeport Regional Sports Complex
Park
40 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Freeport
Freeport has 31 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Freeport Regional Sports Complex (1.8 mi). 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Freeport’s land is conserved, about 851 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #245 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
851 acres · of 24.9 sq mi of land
Trails
31 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
9.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.1 mi
4.9 mi lanes · 1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Freeport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Freeport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Freeport is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #245 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Freeport’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (31 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land9.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home41% 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 59%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 62%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Freeport Regional Sports Complex, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Northern Hammock Bay Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
851 conserved acres
5% of Freeport’s land. Who manages Freeport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits741 ac
Regional Water Districts97 ac
Other state land13 ac
Conservation Easement · 741 acWatershed Protection Area · 97 acUnknown Easement · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 754 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choctawhatchee River Water Management Area Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 97 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in Freeport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Freeport
City of Freeport Public PoolIn City of Freeport Public Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Freeport
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.7 miUnpaved · 7.8 mi
Florida Trail1.2 mi
Biking & sports
7.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
9Tennis
9Baseball
4Basketball
3Football
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Herman Lodge No. 108 Free & Accepted Masons of FloridaBuilding · listed 2021
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Freeport: 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) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
May is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Freeport →
Questions about parks and trails in Freeport
Where can I hike in Freeport?
The longest trail networks: Freeport Regional Sports Complex, 1.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Freeport is conserved land?
5% 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 Freeport’s trails?
Freeport Regional Sports Complex and City of Freeport Public Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Freeport?
7.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of painted or protected lanes, 1.5 of off-road paths and 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Freeport?
20,163 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freeport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Freeport have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #245 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 Freeport 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 →