Clam Pass Park
Managed by Collier County Parks & Recreation
139 acres1 mi of trail
Clam Pass BoardwalkClam Pass Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pelican Bay
Pelican Bay has 10 miles of mapped trails, 3.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Clam Pass Park (1 mi), Pelican Bay Community Park (0.9 mi). 102 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Pelican Bay’s land is conserved, about 87 acres.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #153 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
87 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
3.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
102 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
7 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Pelican Bay?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pelican Bay have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pelican Bay is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #153 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pelican Bay’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails3.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (102 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home50% 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 73%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 76%
Water is 12% of Pelican Bay’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Clam Pass Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pelican Bay Community Park
Park
13 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
87 conserved acres
5% of Pelican Bay’s land. Water is left out: Pelican Bay has 2.9 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pelican Bay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County86 ac
Local Park · 82 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clam Pass Park & Canoe Launch Local Park | County | 66 | Open |
| Pelican Bay Community Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Vanderbilt Beach County Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 5 | Open |
| Vanderbilt Beach Public Beach Access Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Pelican Bay
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Pelican Bay
Clam Pass Beach
DirectionsClam Pass Beach
DirectionsPelican Bay Commons Beach
DirectionsPelican Bay North Beach
DirectionsVanderbilt Beach
DirectionsPlus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Pelican Bay
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Clam Pass Boardwalk0.7 mi
Clam Pass Nature Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
62Tennis
23Pickleball
1Basketball
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 Pelican Bay
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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 75 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pelican Bay →
Next door
Pelican Bay and its neighbors
Pelican Bay has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Bay | 5% | 3.4 | 17 | 50% | B+ |
| Naples | 15% | 2.3 | 30 | 98% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pelican Bay
Where can I hike in Pelican Bay?
The longest trail networks: Clam Pass Park, 1 miles; Pelican Bay Community Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pelican Bay is conserved land?
5% 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 Pelican Bay’s trails?
Clam Pass Park and Pelican Bay Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pelican Bay?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Pelican Bay?
4,917 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pelican Bay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 102 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pelican Bay have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #153 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 Pelican Bay 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 →