Camp Helen State Park
Park
158 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Latimer Cabin · Photo: Steveirwin1 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach has 161 acres of parks, 42 for every 1,000 residents
3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Laguna Beach, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Camp Helen State Park (2.2 mi). 8% of Laguna Beach’s land is conserved, about 136 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #160 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
136 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
161 ac
42 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
6.7 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Laguna Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Laguna Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Laguna Beach is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #160 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Laguna Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land42 acres of park per 1,000 residents (161 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home14% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 75%
Water is 8% of Laguna Beach’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Camp Helen State Park, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pinnacle Dog Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
136 conserved acres
8% of Laguna Beach’s land. Water is left out: Laguna Beach has 2.5 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Laguna Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks135 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
State Park · 135 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Helen State Park State Park | State parks | 135 | Open |
| Carillon Bellview Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Laguna Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Laguna Beach
5 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Laguna Beach
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Beach Access 960.1 mi
Biking & sports
6.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
5Pickleball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Camp Helen Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2012
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Laguna Beach: 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 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
May is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Laguna Beach →
Next door
Laguna Beach and its neighbors
Laguna Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Beach | 8% | 1.3 | 42 | 14% | B+ |
| Panama City Beach | 31% | 1.7 | 8 | 53% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Laguna Beach
Where can I hike in Laguna Beach?
The longest trail networks: Camp Helen State Park, 2.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach’s trails?
Camp Helen State Park and Pinnacle Dog Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Laguna Beach?
6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Laguna Beach?
10,244 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Laguna Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 161 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Laguna Beach have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #160 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 Laguna 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 →