Stillwell Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Ocean City
Ocean City has 10 acres of parks, 1.6 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Stillwell Park (0.5 mi). 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ocean City, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #475 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ocean City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ocean City is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #475 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ocean City’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home79% 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 28%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 26%
Water is 24% of Ocean City’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ocean City. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Stillwell Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Ocean City’s land. Water is left out: Ocean City has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ocean City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don & Susan Stillwell Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Ocean City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ocean City
1 playground 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
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ocean City: 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) | 61 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
May is the driest month (3.4 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 Ocean City →
Next door
Ocean City and its neighbors
Ocean City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean City | under 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 79% | C |
| Wright | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 24% | D− |
| Fort Walton Beach | 3% | 0.7 | 6 | 93% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ocean City
Where can I hike in Ocean City?
The longest trail networks: Stillwell Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ocean City is conserved land?
under 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 Ocean City’s trails?
Stillwell Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ocean City?
657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ocean City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ocean City have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #475 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 Ocean City 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 →