Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 4.0Neptune Beach has 15 acres of parks, 2.0 for every 1,000 residents
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Neptune Beach, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Jarboe Park (0.8 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #316 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Neptune Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Neptune Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Neptune Beach is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #316 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is more than half of Neptune Beach’s area (5 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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 Jarboe Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
14 conserved acres
1% of Neptune Beach’s land. Water is left out: Neptune Beach has 2.3 square miles of land and 4.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Neptune Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarboe Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Fletcher High School Pool Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Neptune Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.5 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.
The best walking months in Neptune 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) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
November is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Neptune Beach →
Neptune Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune Beach | 1% | 1.2 | 2 | 90% | B− |
| Atlantic Beach | 16% | 1.6 | 8 | 95% | A |
| Jacksonville Beach | 2% | 1.2 | 4 | 75% | B− |
| Jacksonville | 18% | 0.6 | 45 | 62% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Neptune Beach
Where can I hike in Neptune Beach?
The longest trail networks: Jarboe Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Neptune Beach is conserved land?
1% 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 Neptune Beach’s trails?
Jarboe Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Neptune Beach?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Neptune Beach?
19,303 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Neptune Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Neptune Beach have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #316 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 Neptune Beach 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 →