Philippe Park
Park
98 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Safety Harbor Site · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Safety Harbor
7% of Safety Harbor’s land is conserved: 236 acres
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Philippe Park (1.1 mi). 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Safety Harbor, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #150 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
236 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
235 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
4.8 mi lanes · 1.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Safety Harbor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Safety Harbor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Safety Harbor is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #150 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Safety Harbor’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (235 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
LessMore
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 77%
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 Philippe Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Safety Harbor Waterfront Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Safety Harbor City Park
Managed by City of Safety Harbor
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
North City Park
Managed by City of Safety Harbor
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Philippe Park98 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSafety Harbor Waterfront Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
North City Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Safety Harbor
Safety Harbor City Park28 acres · City of Safety Harbor
Marshall Street Park8 acres · City of Safety Harbor
DirectionsMullet Creek Nature Park2 acres · City of Safety Harbor
DirectionsDaisy Douglas Park1 acres · City of Safety Harbor
DirectionsMease Area Park1 acres · City of Safety Harbor
DirectionsBlue Springs Park1 acres
Veterans Memorial Marina Park1 acres
John Wilson Park1 acres · City of Safety Harbor
Who protects it
236 conserved acres
7% of Safety Harbor’s land. Who manages Safety Harbor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city129 ac
County105 ac
Local Park · 129 acLocal Other or Unknown · 93 acLocal Recreation Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 93 | Open |
| Safety Harbor City Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Green Springs Preserve Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Alligator Lake Management Area Local Recreation Area | County | 12 | Open |
| Waterfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Marshall Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Safety Harbor Elementary Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| North City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Folly Farms Nature Preserve Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Elm Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Safety Harbor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Safety Harbor
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Safety Harbor
Neighborhood Dog Bar
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Safety Harbor
public boat rampIn Safety Harbor City Park
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
6Baseball
4Basketball
4Pickleball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Safety Harbor
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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 72 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Safety Harbor →
Next door
Safety Harbor and its neighbors
Safety Harbor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Harbor | 7% | 0.4 | 14 | 94% | B+ |
| Clearwater | 7% | 1.0 | 10 | 90% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Safety Harbor
Where can I hike in Safety Harbor?
The longest trail networks: Philippe Park, 1.1 miles; Safety Harbor Waterfront Park, 0.3 miles; North City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Safety Harbor 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.
Are dogs allowed on Safety Harbor’s trails?
Philippe Park and Safety Harbor Waterfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Safety Harbor?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.8 of painted or protected lanes and 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Safety Harbor?
31,052 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Safety Harbor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 235 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Safety Harbor have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #150 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 Safety Harbor 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 →