97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Pinewood
14 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Pinewood’s land is conserved, about 13 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #515 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pinewood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pinewood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pinewood is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #515 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 7% of Pinewood’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
13 conserved acres
1% of Pinewood’s land. Water is left out: Pinewood has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pinewood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Shores Optimist Club Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Arthur Woodard Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Gratigny Plateau Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
April is the best month for walking in Pinewood
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 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (2.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pinewood →
Pinewood and its neighbors
Pinewood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 97% | C− |
| West Little River | 2% | 0.4 | 1 | 75% | C+ |
| Westview | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 51% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pinewood
How much of Pinewood 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 Pinewood’s trails?
Gratigny Plateau Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pinewood?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Pinewood?
7,830 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pinewood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pinewood have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #515 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 Pinewood 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 →