Kelsey City City Hall · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.06% of Lake Park’s land is conserved: 85 acres
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Park, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Kelsey Park (0.6 mi), Blakely Commons (0.5 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #202 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lake Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Park is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #202 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 14% of Lake Park’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Kelsey Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
85 conserved acres
6% of Lake Park’s land. Water is left out: Lake Park has 2.1 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 54 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Lake Park Marina Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Ball Field Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
0.1 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Lake Park
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 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 80 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Park →
Lake Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Park | 6% | 0.8 | 4 | 88% | B |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 44% | 2.1 | 233 | 67% | A+ |
| Riviera Beach | 2% | 0.4 | 3 | 85% | B− |
| North Palm Beach | 23% | 0.6 | 40 | 84% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Park
Where can I hike in Lake Park?
The longest trail networks: Kelsey Park, 0.6 miles; Blakely Commons, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Park is conserved land?
6% 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 Lake Park’s trails?
Kelsey Park and Blakely Commons don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lake Park?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lake Park?
35,176 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Park have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #202 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 Lake Park 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 →