17% of Indian River Shores’ land is conserved: 553 acres
418 acres are parks and preserves, 95 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Indian River Shores, 0.2 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #137 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Indian River Shores?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Indian River Shores have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Indian River Shores is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #137 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 29% of Indian River Shores’ area (2 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
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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553 conserved acres
17% of Indian River Shores’ land. Water is left out: Indian River Shores has 5.1 square miles of land and 2.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Indian River Shores’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Tree Islands Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | County | 412 | Open |
| Bee Gum Point Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 112 | Closed |
| Cove Island Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 27 | Closed |
| Turtle Trail Beach Access Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Seagrape Trail Beach Access Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Indian River Shores
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
5.3 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.
The best walking months in Indian River Shores: 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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Indian River Shores →
Indian River Shores 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian River Shores | 17% | 0.2 | 95 | 60% | B+ |
| Vero Beach | 8% | 0.9 | 23 | 93% | A |
| Wabasso Beach | 14% | 1.7 | 48 | 94% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Indian River Shores
How much of Indian River Shores is conserved land?
17% 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 Indian River Shores?
5.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Indian River Shores?
13,317 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indian River Shores or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 418 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Indian River Shores have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #137 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 Indian River Shores 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 →