98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Richmond Heights
21 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Richmond Heights’ land is conserved, about 19 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #470 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Richmond Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Richmond Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richmond Heights is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #470 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles 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
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.
Walter A.White Park
Richmond Triangle Park
19 conserved acres
2% of Richmond Heights’ land. Who manages Richmond Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt. Joseph Delancy Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Ferguson Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Walter A.White Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Richmond Triangle Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Richmond Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Richmond Heights
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 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Richmond Heights →
Richmond Heights and its neighbors
Richmond Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Heights | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 98% | C |
| Kendall | 3% | 0.3 | 4 | 80% | C+ |
| Three Lakes | 9% | under 0.1 | 11 | 76% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richmond Heights
How much of Richmond Heights is conserved land?
2% 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 Richmond Heights’ trails?
Sgt. Joseph Delancy Park and Ferguson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Richmond Heights?
51,453 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richmond Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richmond Heights have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #470 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 Richmond Heights 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 →