Chevron Park
Managed by Patrick Space Force Base
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: USAF · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Patrick AFB
Patrick AFB has 10 miles of mapped trails, 3.2 for every square mile of land
6 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
3.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Patrick AFB?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Patrick AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Patrick AFB is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Patrick AFB’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails3.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home53% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Water is 27% of Patrick AFB’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
6 places to go in Patrick AFB
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Patrick AFB
Patrick AFB Beach
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Patrick AFB
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Patrick AFB
Patrick Fam CampPatrick SFB
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Basketball
1Volleyball
1Running tracks
1Soccer
1Multi-sport
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Patrick AFB: 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) | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Patrick AFB →
Next door
Patrick AFB and its neighbors
Patrick AFB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick AFB | under 1% | 3.2 | 4 | 53% | C+ |
| South Patrick Shores | under 1% | 1.2 | 1 | 92% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Patrick AFB
How much of Patrick AFB 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 Patrick AFB’s trails?
Chevron Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Patrick AFB?
4,567 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Patrick AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Patrick AFB have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Patrick AFB 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 →