Saint Andrews State Park
Managed by Florida State Parks
454 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Lower Grand Lagoon
35% of Lower Grand Lagoon’s land is conserved: 459 acres
480 acres are parks and preserves, 112 per 1,000 residents. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lower Grand Lagoon, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Saint Andrews State Park (2 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #48 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
35%
459 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
480 ac
112 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.5 mi
6.5 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
5 beaches · 5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lower Grand Lagoon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lower Grand Lagoon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Grand Lagoon is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #48 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Grand Lagoon’s overall grade.
Conserved land35% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land112 acres of park per 1,000 residents (480 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home48% 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 90%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 93%
Water is 22% of Lower Grand Lagoon’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 27%.
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 Saint Andrews State Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Richard Seltzer Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
459 conserved acres
35% of Lower Grand Lagoon’s land. Water is left out: Lower Grand Lagoon has 2.1 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lower Grand Lagoon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks454 ac
County5 ac
State Park · 454 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Andrews State Park State Park | State parks | 454 | Open |
| Richard Seltzer Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
21 places to go in Lower Grand Lagoon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lower Grand Lagoon
My Blue Beach House
DirectionsPlus 4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Lower Grand Lagoon
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Lower Grand Lagoon
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Lower Grand Lagoon
6 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Lower Grand Lagoon
Saint Andrews State Park CampgroundFee · In Saint Andrews State Park · Florida State Parks
DirectionsPlus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
12Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lower Grand Lagoon: 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) | 63 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
May is the driest month (3.2 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 Lower Grand Lagoon →
Next door
Lower Grand Lagoon and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Grand Lagoon | 35% | 1.1 | 112 | 48% | A |
| Panama City Beach | 31% | 1.7 | 8 | 53% | A− |
| Upper Grand Lagoon | under 1% | 1.1 | 1 | 17% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Grand Lagoon
Where can I hike in Lower Grand Lagoon?
The longest trail networks: Saint Andrews State Park, 2 miles; Richard Seltzer Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lower Grand Lagoon is conserved land?
35% 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 Lower Grand Lagoon’s trails?
Saint Andrews State Park and Richard Seltzer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lower Grand Lagoon?
6.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lower Grand Lagoon?
2,139 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Grand Lagoon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 480 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Grand Lagoon have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Lower Grand Lagoon 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 →