Phillipi Shores Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bispham-Wilson Historic District · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in South Sarasota
Few parks or trails are on the map in South Sarasota
12 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross South Sarasota, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #497 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does South Sarasota have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Sarasota is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #497 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of South Sarasota’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home47% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 22%
Water is 17% of South Sarasota’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
1% of South Sarasota’s land. Water is left out: South Sarasota has 1.9 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages South Sarasota’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County12 ac
Local Park · 8 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillippi Shores Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Edwards Islands Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 3 | Open |
| Red Rock Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in South Sarasota
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in South Sarasota
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in South Sarasota
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
18Tennis
2Basketball
1Soccer
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 South Sarasota
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 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 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 South Sarasota →
Next door
South Sarasota and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sarasota | 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 47% | C |
| Sarasota | 8% | 1.0 | 14 | 96% | A− |
| Ridge Wood Heights | 4% | 0.5 | 6 | 63% | B− |
| Siesta Key | 5% | 0.9 | 12 | 77% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Sarasota
How much of South Sarasota is conserved land?
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 South Sarasota’s trails?
Phillipi Shores Park and Red Rock Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near South Sarasota?
7,637 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Sarasota or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Sarasota have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #497 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 South Sarasota 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 →