Summer Resort Key
Park
52 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Tierra Verde
More than half of Tierra Verde’s land is conserved: 100%
100% of Tierra Verde’s land is conserved, about 1,731 acres. 1,519 acres are parks and preserves, 370 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Tierra Verde, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns · #26 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
100%
1,731 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,519 ac
370 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.3 mi
4.5 mi lanes · 2.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
4 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Tierra Verde?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tierra Verde have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tierra Verde is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns, #26 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.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tierra Verde’s overall grade.
Conserved land100% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land370 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,519 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home76% 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 93%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 96%
Water is more than half of Tierra Verde’s area (3 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 59%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sawyer Key
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sister Key
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,731 conserved acres
100% of Tierra Verde’s land. Water is left out: Tierra Verde has 1.2 square miles of land and 3.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tierra Verde’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,744 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service17 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,441 acLocal Other or Unknown · 269 acLocal Park · 29 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 17 acState Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Key Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 1,441 | Open |
| Cabbage Key Management Area Local Other or Unknown | County | 269 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | County | 29 | Open |
| Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 17 | Restricted |
| Cunningham Key Greenway State Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Tierra Verde
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Tierra Verde
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Tennis
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 Tierra Verde
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 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tierra Verde →
Next door
Tierra Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Verde | 100% | 0.6 | 370 | 76% | A |
| St. Petersburg | 13% | 0.7 | 19 | 93% | A |
| St. Pete Beach | 2% | 0.8 | 4 | 97% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tierra Verde
How much of Tierra Verde is conserved land?
100% 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 Tierra Verde’s trails?
Summer Resort Key and Sawyer Key don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tierra Verde?
7.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of painted or protected lanes and 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tierra Verde?
9,151 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tierra Verde or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,519 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tierra Verde have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #26 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 Tierra Verde 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 →