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Seaboard Airline Railroad Station · Photo: Jhw57 · CC BY-SA 3.0123 miles of mapped trail cross Palm Beach Gardens, 2.1 per square mile of land. 14,188 acres are parks and preserves, 233 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area (29.2 mi), Avenir Conservation Easement (3.3 mi), The Gardens North County District Park (1.9 mi).
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #14 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palm Beach Gardens is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #14 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area, with 29.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
44% of Palm Beach Gardens’ land. Who manages Palm Beach Gardens’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,456 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Local Conservation Area | County | 12,897 | Open |
| Hungryland Slough Natural Area Local Conservation Area | County | 727 | Open |
| Frenchman's Forest Local Resource Management Area | County | 172 | Open |
| Palm Beach Gardens District Park Local Park | County | 82 | Open |
| Pga National Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Gardens Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Gardens Tennis Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Lilac Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Lake Catherine Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Mirasol Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
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 country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
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 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palm Beach Gardens →
Palm Beach Gardens has the most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Gardens | 44% | 2.1 | 233 | 67% | A+ |
| Cabana Colony | 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| North Palm Beach | 23% | 0.6 | 40 | 84% | A |
| Lake Park | 6% | 0.8 | 4 | 88% | B |
| West Palm Beach | 45% | 1.1 | 129 | 87% | A+ |
| The Acreage | 1% | 1.3 | 2 | 31% | C |
| Jupiter Farms | 1% | 0.3 | 5 | 45% | C |
| Riviera Beach | 2% | 0.4 | 3 | 85% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area, 29.2 miles; Avenir Conservation Easement, 3.3 miles; The Gardens North County District Park, 1.9 miles; Hungryland Slough Natural Area, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
44% 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.
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area and Avenir Conservation Easement don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
38 miles of bike routes are on the map: 32 of painted or protected lanes and 5.7 of off-road paths.
65,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palm Beach Gardens or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14,188 of them inside the city line.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #14 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Palm Beach Gardens neighbors.
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 →