Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Managed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;Florida Department of Environmental Protection
806 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Stock Island
Stock Island has 9 acres of parks, 2.2 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Stock Island, 1.8 per square mile of land. 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Stock Island’s land is conserved, about 9 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #253 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
9 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
2.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.0 mi
4.7 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Stock Island?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stock Island have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stock Island is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #253 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stock Island’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land2.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home90% 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 58%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 60%
Water is more than half of Stock Island’s area (1 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 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 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
2% of Stock Island’s land. Water is left out: Stock Island has 0.8 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stock Island’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County7 ac
Other state land2 ac
Local Park · 7 acState Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Island Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Florida Keys Overseas Heritage State Trail State Park | Other state land | 2 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Stock Island
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Stock Island
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Public pools in Stock Island
Perry Hotel Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Stock Island
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Stock Island
3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Stock Island
Oceanside Marina of Stock Island
DirectionsPlus 5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Stock Island
Boyd's Key West CampgroundFee
DirectionsLeo's Campground
DirectionsBiking & sports
5.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Stock Island
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) | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
March is the driest month (1.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stock Island →
Next door
Stock Island and its neighbors
Stock Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Island | 2% | 1.8 | 2 | 90% | B |
| Key West | 8% | 2.3 | 12 | 95% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stock Island
Where can I hike in Stock Island?
The longest trail networks: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stock Island is conserved land?
2% 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 Stock Island’s trails?
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stock Island?
5.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.7 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Stock Island?
1,165 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stock Island or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stock Island have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #253 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 Stock Island 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 →