J. Ben Harrill Recreation Complex
Park
45 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Key Vista
8% of Key Vista’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 48 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 8% of Key Vista’s land is conserved, about 39 acres.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
39 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
48 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Key Vista?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Key Vista have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Key Vista is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Key Vista’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (48 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 88%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Key Vista. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 J. Ben Harrill Recreation Complex, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
39 conserved acres
8% of Key Vista’s land. Who manages Key Vista’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County39 ac
Local Park · 39 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Ben Harrill Recreation Complex Local Park | County | 39 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Key Vista
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Key Vista
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Tennis
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Key Vista: 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) | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 71 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Key Vista →
Next door
Key Vista and its neighbors
Key Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Vista | 8% | 0.4 | 34 | 99%+ | A |
| Holiday | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 27% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Key Vista
Where can I hike in Key Vista?
The longest trail networks: J. Ben Harrill Recreation Complex, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Key Vista is conserved land?
8% 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 Key Vista’s trails?
J. Ben Harrill Recreation Complex doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Key Vista?
33,181 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Key Vista or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Key Vista have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Key Vista 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 →