Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park
Managed by City of Boynton Beach
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ocean Ridge
14% of Ocean Ridge’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ocean Ridge, 1.2 per square mile of land. 14% of Ocean Ridge’s land is conserved, about 66 acres.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
66 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
81 ac
53 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Ocean Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ocean Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ocean Ridge is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ocean Ridge’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% 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 land53 acres of park per 1,000 residents (81 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 97%
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Water is more than half of Ocean Ridge’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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 Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ocean Ridge Natural Area
Nature preserve
26 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
66 conserved acres
14% of Ocean Ridge’s land. Water is left out: Ocean Ridge has 0.8 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ocean Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County65 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 47 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 acLocal Other or Unknown · 9 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Ridge Natural Area Local Conservation Area | County | 28 | Open |
| North Ocean Ridge Mangroves Natural Area Local Conservation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| Ocean Inlet Park Local Recreation Area | County | 9 | Open |
| Ocean Ridge Hammock Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Open |
| Boynton Inlet Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Ocean Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Ocean Ridge
Delray Public Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Ocean Ridge
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Ocean Ridge
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 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 75 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 80 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ocean Ridge →
Next door
Ocean Ridge and its neighbors
Ocean Ridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Ridge | 14% | 1.2 | 53 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Boynton Beach | 4% | 1.6 | 5 | 88% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ocean Ridge
Where can I hike in Ocean Ridge?
The longest trail networks: Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park, 0.4 miles; Ocean Ridge Natural Area, 0.2 miles; Ocean Inlet Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ocean Ridge is conserved land?
14% 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 Ridge’s trails?
Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park and Ocean Ridge Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ocean Ridge?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Ocean Ridge?
4,463 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ocean Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 81 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ocean Ridge have?
Ahead of 97% 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 Ocean Ridge 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 →