Manatee Ave Boat Ramp and Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Holmes Beach
5% of Holmes Beach’s land is conserved: 59 acres
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 56 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Holmes Beach, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #183 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
59 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.8 mi
3.5 mi lanes · 1.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Holmes Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Holmes Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holmes Beach is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #183 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Holmes Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 71%
Water is 12% of Holmes Beach’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Manatee Beach Park
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
59 conserved acres
5% of Holmes Beach’s land. Water is left out: Holmes Beach has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Holmes Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city39 ac
County19 ac
Local Conservation Area · 33 acLocal Park · 25 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Point Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Manatee Public Beach Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Kingfish Boat Ramp Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| City Of Holmes Beach City Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Holmes Beach Tennis Courts Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Holmes Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Holmes Beach
Manatee County Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Holmes Beach
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Holmes Beach
Kingfish Boat Ramp
DirectionsBiking & sports
4.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
21Tennis
2Baseball
2Basketball
2Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Holmes 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 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Holmes Beach →
Next door
Holmes Beach and its neighbors
Holmes Beach has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Beach | 5% | 0.3 | 18 | 87% | B+ |
| Anna Maria | 3% | 0.7 | 16 | 99% | A− |
| Bradenton Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Holmes Beach
Where can I hike in Holmes Beach?
The longest trail networks: Manatee Beach Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Holmes Beach 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 Holmes Beach’s trails?
Manatee Ave Boat Ramp and Park and Manatee Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Holmes Beach?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.5 of painted or protected lanes and 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Holmes Beach?
6,822 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holmes Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Holmes Beach have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #183 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 Holmes Beach 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 →