Delaney Creek Preserve
Nature preserve
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Palm River-Clair Mel
Palm River-Clair Mel has 153 acres of parks, 5.5 for every 1,000 residents
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Palm River-Clair Mel, 0.2 per square mile of land. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Palm River-Clair Mel’s land is conserved, about 142 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #412 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
142 acres · of 11.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
153 ac
5.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
11 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palm River-Clair Mel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palm River-Clair Mel is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #412 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palm River-Clair Mel’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (153 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home73% 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 36%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 35%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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.
Rubin Padgett Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Palm River Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Simmons Bower Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Delaney Creek Preserve12 acres
Rubin Padgett Park10 acres
Winston Park10 acres
DirectionsPalm River Park5 acres
Touchstone Commons3 acres
Touchstone Promenade1 acres
Who protects it
142 conserved acres
2% of Palm River-Clair Mel’s land. Who manages Palm River-Clair Mel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County126 ac
Town or city13 ac
Private owners4 ac
Local Park · 105 acLocal Recreation Area · 24 acLocal Other or Unknown · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Public Land3 Local Park | County | 90 | Open |
| Delaney Creek Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Rubin Padgett Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Winston Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | County | 9 | Open |
| Causeway Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Palm River Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Simmon Bowers Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
| Palm River Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Palm River-Clair Mel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Palm River-Clair Mel
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Palm River-Clair Mel
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Palm River-Clair Mel
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.3 mi
Bandit Boulevard0.1 mi
Tumbleweed Trail0.1 mi
Chapparal Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
11 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Baseball
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 Palm River-Clair Mel
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 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 73 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palm River-Clair Mel →
Next door
Palm River-Clair Mel and its neighbors
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 River-Clair Mel | 2% | 0.2 | 6 | 73% | C+ |
| Tampa | 9% | 0.4 | 14 | 89% | B+ |
| Progress Village | 5% | under 0.1 | 2 | 98% | C+ |
| Brandon | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 65% | C− |
| Riverview | 13% | 0.7 | 35 | 68% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palm River-Clair Mel
How much of Palm River-Clair Mel 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.
Are dogs allowed on Palm River-Clair Mel’s trails?
Delaney Creek Preserve and Rubin Padgett Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Palm River-Clair Mel?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Palm River-Clair Mel?
22,545 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palm River-Clair Mel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palm River-Clair Mel have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #412 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 River-Clair Mel 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 →