Escambia River Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
1,892 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: 10593-H · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pace
12% of Pace’s land is conserved: 1,882 acres
39 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Pace, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #384 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
1,882 acres · of 24.2 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.7 mi
3.7 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Pace?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pace have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pace is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #384 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pace’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home18% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 39%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 40%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Benny Russell Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pace Patriot Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,882 conserved acres
12% of Pace’s land. Who manages Pace’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts1,843 ac
County39 ac
Watershed Protection Area · 1,843 acLocal Park · 39 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Escambia River Water Management Area Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 1,843 | Closed |
| Pace Area Recreation Park Local Park | County | 26 | Open |
| Benny Russell Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Patriot Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Pace
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Pace
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Pace
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
3.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Baseball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pace: 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 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
May is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pace →
Next door
Pace and its neighbors
Pace has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pace | 12% | 0.4 | 2 | 18% | C+ |
| Wallace | 1% | 0.7 | 17 | 14% | C+ |
| Floridatown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pace
Where can I hike in Pace?
The longest trail networks: Benny Russell Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pace is conserved land?
12% 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 Pace’s trails?
Escambia River Wildlife Management Area and Pace Area Recreation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pace?
3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Pace?
3,291 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pace or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pace have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #384 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 Pace 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 →