Lynn Haven Sports Complex
Park
60 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lynn Haven
Lynn Haven has 195 acres of parks, 9.7 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lynn Haven Sports Complex (1.5 mi), Cain Griffin Park (0.6 mi). 2% of Lynn Haven’s land is conserved, about 140 acres. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lynn Haven, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #355 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
140 acres · of 10.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
195 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
0.7 mi lanes · 2.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lynn Haven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lynn Haven is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #355 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lynn Haven’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (195 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home57% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 44%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. 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 Lynn Haven Sports Complex, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cain Griffin Park
Park
8 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lynn Haven Bayou Park & Preserve
Park
101 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Lynn Haven Sports Complex60 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Cain Griffin Park8 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Sharon J. Sheffield Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsLynn Haven Bayou Park & Preserve101 acres
A.L. Kinsaul Park11 acres
DirectionsLeslie Porter Wayside Park6 acres
DirectionsJames E. Rogers Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
140 conserved acres
2% of Lynn Haven’s land. Who manages Lynn Haven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city74 ac
County29 ac
Other state land28 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
Local Recreation Area · 49 acConservation Easement · 29 acUnknown Easement · 28 acLocal Park · 25 acPrivate Conservation · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 57 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Haven Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| A.L. Kinsaul Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Talkington Family Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 9 | Closed |
| Cain Griffin Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Sharron J Sheffield Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| James E Rogers Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Lynn Haven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lynn Haven
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Lynn Haven
14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Lynn Haven
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
24Tennis
16Baseball
8Basketball
4Pickleball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lynn Haven: 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) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
May is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lynn Haven →
Next door
Lynn Haven and its neighbors
Lynn Haven has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Haven | 2% | 0.4 | 10 | 57% | C+ |
| Cedar Grove | 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 77% | C− |
| Panama City | 1% | 0.8 | 6 | 81% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lynn Haven
Where can I hike in Lynn Haven?
The longest trail networks: Lynn Haven Sports Complex, 1.5 miles; Cain Griffin Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lynn Haven is conserved land?
2% 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 Lynn Haven’s trails?
Lynn Haven Sports Complex and Cain Griffin Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lynn Haven?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes and 2.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lynn Haven?
2,296 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lynn Haven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 195 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lynn Haven have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #355 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 Lynn Haven 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 →