7% of Port St. John’s land is conserved: 432 acres
37 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Port St. John, 0.2 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #420 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Port St. John have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Port St. John is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #420 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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
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432 conserved acres
7% of Port St. John’s land. Who manages Port St. John’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 831 | Restricted |
| Fay Park Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Nicol Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Friendship Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Port St. John
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 named trail
3.3 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 Port St. John: 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 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 77 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
December is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Port St. John →
Port St. John and its neighbors
Port St. John 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port St. John | 7% | 0.2 | 1 | 51% | C+ |
| Sharpes | under 1% | 0.9 | 2 | 60% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Port St. John
How much of Port St. John is conserved land?
7% 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.
Where can I bike in Port St. John?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Port St. John?
9,842 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port St. John or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Port St. John have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #420 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 Port St. John 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 →