15% of Tiger Point’s land is conserved: 135 acres
134 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #227 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tiger Point?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tiger Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tiger Point is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #227 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is more than half of Tiger Point’s area (3 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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
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Soundside Reserve
135 conserved acres
15% of Tiger Point’s land. Water is left out: Tiger Point has 1.4 square miles of land and 2.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tiger Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Islands National Seashore National Lakeshore or Seashore | National Park Service | 110 | Open |
| Tiger Point Park Local Recreation Area | County | 25 | Open |
1 places to go in Tiger Point
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.9 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 Tiger Point: 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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
May is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tiger Point →
Tiger Point and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Point | 15% | under 0.1 | 37 | 80% | B |
| Midway | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 41% | D |
| Woodlawn Beach | 19% | 0.4 | 98 | 36% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tiger Point
How much of Tiger Point 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 Tiger Point’s trails?
Tiger Point Park and Soundside Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tiger Point?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Tiger Point?
20,076 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tiger Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 134 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tiger Point have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #227 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 Tiger Point 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 →