Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
95 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Bay City Walking Dredge · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Goodland
More than half of Goodland’s land is conserved: 100%
100% of Goodland’s land is conserved, about 218 acres. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 64 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Goodland, 1.9 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
100%
218 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
64 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Managed by FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Office
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Goodland Boat Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Margood Harbor Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
218 conserved acres
100% of Goodland’s land. Water is left out: Goodland has 0.2 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Goodland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation150 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service116 ac
State Conservation Area · 150 acConservation Easement · 101 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 61 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve State Conservation Area | State conservation | 150 | Restricted |
| Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 14 | Restricted |
Things to do
4 places to go in Goodland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Goodland
Goodland Boat RampIn Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
DirectionsPlus 3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Goodland
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 82 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Goodland →
Next door
Goodland and its neighbors
Goodland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marco Island | 82% | 0.3 | 9 | 82% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Goodland
Where can I hike in Goodland?
The longest trail networks: Margood Harbor Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Goodland’s trails?
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge and Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Goodland?
21,721 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goodland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Goodland 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 →