Palm Springs Village Center Complex
Park
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: 12george1 · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Palm Springs
Palm Springs has 33 acres of parks, 1.2 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Palm Springs’ land is conserved, about 29 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Palm Springs, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #471 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
29 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
1.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Palm Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palm Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palm Springs is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #471 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 Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land1.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home87% 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 29%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 26%
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
The longest trail network is Palm Springs Village Center Complex, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Frost Lake Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Palm Springs Village Center Complex15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Sago Palm Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGreenbrier Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Frost Lake Park4 acres
Foxtail Palm Park2 acres
DirectionsLakewood Gardens Park2 acres
Pathway Park1 acres
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
1% of Palm Springs’ land. Who manages Palm Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Center Complex Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Sago Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Frost Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Summer Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lakewood Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Greenbrier Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Davis Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Palm Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Palm Springs
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Palm Springs
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
8Basketball
5Tennis
2Beach volleyball
2Baseball
1Soccer
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 Springs
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 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palm Springs →
Next door
Palm Springs and its neighbors
Palm Springs has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 Springs | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 87% | C |
| Kenwood Estates | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palm Springs
Where can I hike in Palm Springs?
The longest trail networks: Palm Springs Village Center Complex, 0.3 miles; Sago Palm Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Palm Springs is conserved land?
1% 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 Springs’ trails?
Palm Springs Village Center Complex and Frost Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Palm Springs?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Palm Springs?
19,867 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palm Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palm Springs have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #471 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 Springs 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 →