Colonial Drive Park
Park
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ivan Curra · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Palmetto Estates
Palmetto Estates has 18 acres of parks, 1.1 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Colonial Drive Park (0.5 mi). 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Palmetto Estates’ land is conserved, about 18 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #432 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
18 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
1.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.0 mi
1.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Palmetto Estates?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palmetto Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palmetto Estates is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #432 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 Palmetto Estates’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home81% 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 34%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 32%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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 Colonial Drive Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fairwood Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
1% of Palmetto Estates’ land. Who manages Palmetto Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County18 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 10 acLocal Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Drive Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 10 | Open |
| Fairwood Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Palmetto Estates
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Palmetto Estates
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
3.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
1.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
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 Palmetto Estates
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) | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
December is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palmetto Estates →
Next door
Palmetto Estates and its neighbors
Palmetto Estates has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Estates | 1% | 0.3 | 1 | 81% | C |
| West Perrine | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 81% | C− |
| Palmetto Bay | 10% | 0.6 | 24 | 82% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palmetto Estates
Where can I hike in Palmetto Estates?
The longest trail networks: Colonial Drive Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Palmetto Estates 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 Palmetto Estates’ trails?
Colonial Drive Park and Fairwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Palmetto Estates?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths and 1.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Palmetto Estates?
55,360 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmetto Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palmetto Estates have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #432 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 Palmetto Estates 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 →