Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0St. Augustine Beach has 43 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross St. Augustine Beach, 1.2 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of St. Augustine Beach’s land is conserved, about 44 acres.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #216 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is St. Augustine Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does St. Augustine Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Augustine Beach is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #216 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident 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
The longest trail network is Ocean Hammock Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ron Parker Park
Lakeside Park
44 conserved acres
3% of St. Augustine Beach’s land. Who manages St. Augustine Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Hammock Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve State Conservation Area | State conservation | 12 | Restricted |
| Hammock Dunes Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| St. Johns County Ocean Pier & Courts Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Ron Parker Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Lakeside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
9 places to go in St. Augustine Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
5.2 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.
The best walking months in St. Augustine Beach: 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 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 69 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Augustine Beach →
St. Augustine Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine Beach | 3% | 1.2 | 6 | 79% | B |
| Butler Beach | 13% | 1.6 | 16 | 48% | A− |
| St. Augustine | 15% | 0.8 | 60 | 80% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Augustine Beach
Where can I hike in St. Augustine Beach?
The longest trail networks: Ocean Hammock Park, 0.3 miles; Lakeside Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Augustine Beach is conserved land?
3% 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 St. Augustine Beach’s trails?
Ocean Hammock Park and Ron Parker Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Augustine Beach?
5.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near St. Augustine Beach?
12,683 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Augustine Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Augustine Beach have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #216 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 St. Augustine Beach 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 →