Memorial Air Park
Managed by Hurlburt Field
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: A1C Emily S. Moore · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hurlburt Field
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Hurlburt Field
9 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents. 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hurlburt Field, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #387 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 10.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.9 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 7.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Hurlburt Field?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hurlburt Field have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hurlburt Field is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #387 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hurlburt Field’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home96% 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 39%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 39%
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
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 Memorial Air Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
16 places to go in Hurlburt Field
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hurlburt Field
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Hurlburt Field
14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
7.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
7.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Tennis
3Basketball
2Volleyball
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hurlburt Field: 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) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
May is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hurlburt Field →
Next door
Hurlburt Field and its neighbors
Hurlburt Field has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurlburt Field | under 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 96% | C+ |
| Wright | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 24% | D− |
| Fort Walton Beach | 3% | 0.7 | 6 | 93% | B |
| Mary Esther | 3% | 0.5 | 8 | 84% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hurlburt Field
Where can I hike in Hurlburt Field?
The longest trail networks: Memorial Air Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hurlburt Field is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Hurlburt Field’s trails?
Memorial Air Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hurlburt Field?
7.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 7.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hurlburt Field?
540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hurlburt Field or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hurlburt Field have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #387 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 Hurlburt Field 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 →