Stump Pass Beach State Park
Managed by Florida Department of Environmental Protection
226 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Guspederson · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Manasota Key
37% of Manasota Key’s land is conserved: 255 acres
251 acres are parks and preserves, 147 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Manasota Key, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Stump Pass Beach State Park (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
255 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
251 ac
147 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
4 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Manasota Key?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Manasota Key have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manasota Key is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. 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 Manasota Key’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land147 acres of park per 1,000 residents (251 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home56% 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 92%
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Water is more than half of Manasota Key’s area (2 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 13%.
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 Stump Pass Beach State Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
255 conserved acres
37% of Manasota Key’s land. Water is left out: Manasota Key has 1.1 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Manasota Key’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks211 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits32 ac
County13 ac
State Park · 211 acPrivate Conservation · 32 acLocal Park · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stump Pass Beach State Park State Park | State parks | 211 | Open |
| James E. Cook Memorial Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 32 | Closed |
| Englewood Beach/Chadwick Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Manasota Key
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Manasota Key
Englewood Beach
DirectionsPlus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Manasota Key
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Manasota Key
Sea Turtle OverlookIn Englewood Beach
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Manasota Key
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) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
November is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Manasota Key →
Next door
Manasota Key and its neighbors
Manasota Key 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manasota Key | 37% | 1.2 | 147 | 56% | A |
| Englewood | 8% | 1.1 | 49 | 71% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Manasota Key
Where can I hike in Manasota Key?
The longest trail networks: Stump Pass Beach State Park, 0.9 miles; Englewood Beach, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Manasota Key is conserved land?
37% 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 Manasota Key’s trails?
Stump Pass Beach State Park and Englewood Beach don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Manasota Key?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Manasota Key?
12,503 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manasota Key or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 251 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Manasota Key have?
Ahead of 92% 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 Manasota Key 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 →