Siesta Beach Park
Park
44 acres0.6 mi of trail
Public Beach Access 11
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Siesta Key
Siesta Key has 69 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Siesta Key, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Siesta Beach Park (0.6 mi). 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #171 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
68 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Siesta Key?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Siesta Key have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Siesta Key is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #171 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Siesta Key’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home77% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 73%
Water is 32% of Siesta Key’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. 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 Siesta Beach Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Boyd Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
68 conserved acres
5% of Siesta Key’s land. Water is left out: Siesta Key has 2.3 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Siesta Key’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County67 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Park · 54 acLocal Other or Unknown · 13 acPrivate Conservation · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siesta Beach Park Local Park | County | 43 | Open |
| Edwards Islands Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 13 | Open |
| Glebe Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
| Boyd Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Siesta Key
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Siesta Key
Crescent Beach
DirectionsPublic Beach Access 2
DirectionsPublic Beach Access 3
DirectionsSarasota Beach
DirectionsSiesta BeachIn Siesta Beach Park
DirectionsPlus 4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Siesta Key
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
Public Beach Access 90.1 mi
Public Beach Access 80.1 mi
Public Beach Access 100.1 mi
Public Beach Access 70.1 mi
Public Beach Access 110.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
46Tennis
6Pickleball
3Beach volleyball
3Soccer
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Siesta Key
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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Siesta Key →
Next door
Siesta Key and its neighbors
Siesta Key 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siesta Key | 5% | 0.9 | 12 | 77% | B+ |
| Sarasota | 8% | 1.0 | 14 | 96% | A− |
| South Sarasota | 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 47% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Siesta Key
Where can I hike in Siesta Key?
The longest trail networks: Siesta Beach Park, 0.6 miles; Glebe Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Siesta Key is conserved land?
5% 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 Siesta Key’s trails?
Siesta Beach Park and Glebe Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Siesta Key?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Siesta Key?
8,886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Siesta Key or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Siesta Key have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #171 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 Siesta Key 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 →