Clam Bayou Nature Park
Park
11 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Gulfport Casino · Photo: Jennywest1600 · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Gulfport
Gulfport has 104 acres of parks, 8.9 for every 1,000 residents
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Gulfport, 1.0 per square mile of land. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Clam Bayou Nature Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #135 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
86 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
104 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Gulfport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gulfport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gulfport is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #135 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gulfport’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (104 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 79%
Water is 29% of Gulfport’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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
The longest trail network is Clam Bayou Nature Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ted Phillips Wood Ibis Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Clam Bayou Nature Park11 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsTed Phillips Wood Ibis Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsClymer Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsGulfport Beach Park15 acres
DirectionsR.W. Caldwell Park2 acres
Who protects it
86 conserved acres
5% of Gulfport’s land. Water is left out: Gulfport has 2.8 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Gulfport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city86 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 48 acLocal Park · 37 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clam Bayou Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Gulfport Recreation Center (Beach Waterfront Complex) Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Tomlinson Park Complex Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Clymer Park & Beach Parkway Complex Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ted Phillips Wood Ibis Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Chase Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Hoyt Field Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Caldwell Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Gulfport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Gulfport
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Gulfport
5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Gulfport
Large dog park
Directionssmall dog park
DirectionsBoat launches in Gulfport
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Golf
10Tennis
6Baseball
4Volleyball
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
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).
Gulfport CasinoBuilding · listed 2014
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Gulfport
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 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 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 Gulfport →
Next door
Gulfport and its neighbors
Gulfport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport | 5% | 1.0 | 9 | 95% | A− |
| 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 Gulfport
Where can I hike in Gulfport?
The longest trail networks: Clam Bayou Nature Park, 0.8 miles; Ted Phillips Wood Ibis Park, 0.4 miles; Clymer Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gulfport 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 Gulfport’s trails?
Clam Bayou Nature Park and Ted Phillips Wood Ibis Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Gulfport?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Gulfport?
10,800 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gulfport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gulfport have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #135 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 Gulfport 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 →