Few parks or trails are on the map in Highland Beach
5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Highland Beach’s land is conserved, about 4 acres.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #599 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Highland Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Highland Beach is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #599 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Water is more than half of Highland Beach’s area (1 of 1 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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4 conserved acres
1% of Highland Beach’s land. Water is left out: Highland Beach has 0.5 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Highland Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milani Property Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
3 places to go in Highland Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2.4 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.
April is the best month for walking in Highland Beach
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 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 75 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Highland Beach →
Highland Beach and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Beach | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 24% | D |
| Boca Raton | 6% | 1.2 | 12 | 86% | A− |
| Delray Beach | 4% | 1.0 | 6 | 83% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Highland Beach
How much of Highland Beach is conserved land?
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.
Where can I bike in Highland Beach?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Highland Beach?
4,408 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highland Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Highland Beach have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #599 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 Highland Beach 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 →