Anastasia State Park
Managed by Florida State Parks
529 acres2.9 mi of trail
Ancient Dunes Hiking TrailMarsh Hiking TrailBoundary Line / FirelineLew Boulevard+1
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Schwerdf · CC BY 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in St. Augustine
15% of St. Augustine’s land is conserved: 888 acres
924 acres are parks and preserves, 60 per 1,000 residents. 7.9 miles of mapped trail cross St. Augustine, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Anastasia State Park (2.9 mi), Eddie Vickers Park (0.5 mi), Dr Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #47 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
888 acres · of 9.5 sq mi of land
Trails
7.9 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
924 ac
60 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.5 mi
4.2 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
9 beaches · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is St. Augustine?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Augustine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Augustine is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #47 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Augustine’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land60 acres of park per 1,000 residents (924 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home80% 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 90%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 93%
Water is 26% of St. Augustine’s area (3 of 13 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 11%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Anastasia State Park, with 2.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dr Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park
Park
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Pomar Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Anastasia State Park529 acres · 2.9 mi of trail · Florida State Parks
DirectionsEddie Vickers Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsDr Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsGovernment House Yard1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPomar Park16 acres
Lighthouse Park5 acres
DirectionsPlaza de la Constitución1 acres
DirectionsOglethorpe Battery Park1 acres
DirectionsDavenport Park1 acres
DirectionsGibbs Park1 acres
DirectionsRailway Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
888 conserved acres
15% of St. Augustine’s land. Water is left out: St. Augustine has 9.5 square miles of land and 3.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Augustine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks700 ac
County97 ac
Regional Water Districts85 ac
Town or city31 ac
National Park Service20 ac
State Park · 658 acLocal Park · 128 acConservation Easement · 85 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 41 acNational Monument · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 42 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 23 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia State Park State Park | State parks | 658 | Open |
| Joe Pomar Jr Park Local Park | County | 51 | Open |
| Fort Mose Historic State Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 41 | Open |
| St. Augustine Amphitheatre Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Castillo de San Marcos National Monument National Monument | National Park Service | 20 | Open |
| Eddie Vickers Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Maria Sanchez Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Francis Field Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| J Edward "Red" Cox Recreation Facility Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Vilano Boat Ramp Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
38 places to go in St. Augustine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in St. Augustine
Anastasia State Park
DirectionsPlus 8 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in St. Augustine
Eliza and CD's Little Keeper Club
DirectionsProject SWING Playground
DirectionsPlus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in St. Augustine
Pomar Dog ParkIn Pomar Park
DirectionsBoat launches in St. Augustine
Ocean Vista Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in St. Augustine
4 scenic views without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in St. Augustine
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in St. Augustine
2 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.1 mi
Ancient Dunes Hiking Trail0.7 mi
Marsh Hiking Trail0.7 mi
Boundary Line / Fireline0.5 mi
Lew Boulevard0.2 mi
Maritime Hammock Trail0.2 mi
Long Boardwalk0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
17Tennis
9Basketball
3Baseball
3Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →42 places on the National Register, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 46 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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St. Augustine Town Plan Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 1970
About itCastillo de San Marcos National MonumentDistrict · listed 1966
About itAlcazar HotelBuilding · listed 1971
About itRodriguez-Avero-Sanchez HouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itLindsley HouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itSpanish Coquina QuarriesSite · listed 1972
About itSanchez Powder House SiteSite · listed 1972
About itXimenez-Fatio HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About it30 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in St. Augustine: 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 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 73 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Augustine →
Next door
St. Augustine and its neighbors
St. Augustine has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine | 15% | 0.8 | 60 | 80% | A |
| St. Augustine Beach | 3% | 1.2 | 6 | 79% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Augustine
Where can I hike in St. Augustine?
The longest trail networks: Anastasia State Park, 2.9 miles; Eddie Vickers Park, 0.5 miles; Dr Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Augustine is conserved land?
15% 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’s trails?
Anastasia State Park and Eddie Vickers Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Augustine?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near St. Augustine?
11,466 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Augustine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 924 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Augustine have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #47 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 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 →