Pretty Bayou has 2 acres of parks, 0.6 for every 1,000 residents
67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #586 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Pretty Bayou have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pretty Bayou is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #586 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 11% of Pretty Bayou’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Pretty Bayou’s land. Water is left out: Pretty Bayou has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pretty Bayou’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island View Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Pretty Bayou: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
May is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pretty Bayou →
Pretty Bayou and its neighbors
Pretty Bayou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Bayou | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 67% | D |
| Panama City | 1% | 0.8 | 6 | 81% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pretty Bayou
How much of Pretty Bayou 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 Pretty Bayou’s trails?
Frank Nelson Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pretty Bayou?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Pretty Bayou?
2,320 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pretty Bayou or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pretty Bayou have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #586 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 Pretty Bayou 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 →