Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden
Park
2 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Michael Kagdis · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Palm Beach
Palm Beach has 12 miles of mapped trails, 3.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden (0.5 mi). 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 72 acres are parks and preserves, 7.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #176 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
76 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
3.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.6 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 5.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Palm Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palm Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palm Beach is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #176 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palm Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails3.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land7.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home78% 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 69%
LessMore
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 73%
Water is more than half of Palm Beach’s area (4 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
76 conserved acres
3% of Palm Beach’s land. Water is left out: Palm Beach has 3.8 square miles of land and 4.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Palm Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city69 ac
County4 ac
Local Park · 67 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Blvd Causeway Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Phipps Ocean Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Palm Beach Municipal Beach Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Municipal Docks Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Seaview Tennis Center Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Clarke Avenue Beach Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bradley Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| R.G. Kreusler Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Phipps Park Plaza Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Ibis Isle Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Palm Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Palm Beach
The Beach Club
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Palm Beach
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Palm Beach
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
153Tennis
15Pickleball
11Golf
6Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →12 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Breakers Hotel ComplexBuilding · listed 1973
About itParamount Theatre BuildingBuilding · listed 1973
About itUS Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1983
About itWilliam Gray Warden HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itPalm Beach Daily News BuildingBuilding · listed 1985
About itVineta HotelBuilding · listed 1986
About itVia MiznerDistrict · listed 1993
About itPalm Beach Town HallBuilding · listed 2005
About itPalm Beach HotelBuilding · listed 2010
About itRoyal Poinciana Way Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2015
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Palm Beach
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 | 13.7 | 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 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palm Beach →
Next door
Palm Beach and its neighbors
Palm Beach has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 | 3% | 3.1 | 8 | 78% | B+ |
| Lantana | 6% | 0.1 | 6 | 99% | B− |
| West Palm Beach | 45% | 1.1 | 129 | 87% | A+ |
| Lake Worth Beach | 6% | 0.4 | 5 | 95% | B |
| Riviera Beach | 2% | 0.4 | 3 | 85% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palm Beach
Where can I hike in Palm Beach?
The longest trail networks: Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden, 0.5 miles; R. G. Kreusler Park, 0.2 miles; Seaview Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Palm Beach is conserved land?
3% 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 Palm Beach’s trails?
Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden and R. Kreusler Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Palm Beach?
6.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes and 5.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Palm Beach?
25,962 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palm Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palm Beach have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #176 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 Palm Beach neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →