Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Pahokee has 7.3 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Pahokee’s land is conserved, about 72 acres. 72 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #180 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pahokee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pahokee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pahokee is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #180 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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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72 conserved acres
2% of Pahokee’s land. Who manages Pahokee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pahokee Marina and Campground State Recreation Area | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Pelican River (Mlk) Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Pahokee Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Herbert Hoover Dike Private Conservation | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Closed |
1 places to go in Pahokee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Pahokee
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) | 75 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
December is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pahokee →
Questions about parks and trails in Pahokee
How much of Pahokee is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Pahokee?
296 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pahokee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pahokee have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #180 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 Pahokee 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 →