Palm Valley has 14 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Bird Island Park (0.8 mi), Cornerstone Park (0.7 mi). 41 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #421 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Palm Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Palm Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palm Valley is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #421 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 10% of Palm Valley’s area (1 of 14 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bird Island Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
DeLeon Shores Park
Oak Bridge Park
25 conserved acres
under 1% of Palm Valley’s land. Water is left out: Palm Valley has 12.2 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Palm Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Deleon Shores Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Bird Island Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
13 places to go in Palm Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
2.2 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.
The best walking months in Palm Valley: April and May
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
November is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palm Valley →
Palm Valley and its neighbors
Palm Valley has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 Valley | under 1% | 1.2 | 2 | 54% | C+ |
| Sawgrass | under 1% | 2.4 | 2 | 64% | C+ |
| Nocatee | 19% | 0.3 | 90 | 82% | A |
| Jacksonville Beach | 2% | 1.2 | 4 | 75% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palm Valley
Where can I hike in Palm Valley?
The longest trail networks: Bird Island Park, 0.8 miles; Cornerstone Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Palm Valley is conserved land?
under 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 Valley’s trails?
Bird Island Park and Cornerstone Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Palm Valley?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Palm Valley?
12,503 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palm Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palm Valley have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #421 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 Valley 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 →