Arthur Milam House · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 4.0Sawgrass has 7.2 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
8 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #364 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sawgrass?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sawgrass have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sawgrass is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #364 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 10% of Sawgrass’ area (0 of 3 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
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.
6 conserved acres
under 1% of Sawgrass’ land. Water is left out: Sawgrass has 3.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sawgrass’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guana River Marsh Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 6 | Closed |
6 places to go in Sawgrass
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3.5 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).
The best walking months in Sawgrass: 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) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
November is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sawgrass →
Sawgrass and its neighbors
Sawgrass 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawgrass | under 1% | 2.4 | 2 | 64% | C+ |
| Palm Valley | under 1% | 1.2 | 2 | 54% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sawgrass
How much of Sawgrass 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 Sawgrass’ trails?
Sawgrass Recreational Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sawgrass?
3.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Sawgrass?
7,867 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sawgrass or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sawgrass have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #364 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 Sawgrass 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 →