Upper Grand Lagoon has 9.3 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
11 acres are parks and preserves, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #512 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Upper Grand Lagoon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Upper Grand Lagoon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Grand Lagoon is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #512 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 49% of Upper Grand Lagoon’s area (8 of 16 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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 Rick Seltzer Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
18 conserved acres
under 1% of Upper Grand Lagoon’s land. Water is left out: Upper Grand Lagoon has 8.1 square miles of land and 7.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Upper Grand Lagoon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Edwards Field Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
15 places to go in Upper Grand Lagoon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 7 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
12 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 Upper Grand Lagoon: 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) | 63 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
May is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Upper Grand Lagoon →
Upper Grand Lagoon and its neighbors
Upper Grand Lagoon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Grand Lagoon | under 1% | 1.1 | 1 | 17% | C− |
| Lower Grand Lagoon | 35% | 1.1 | 112 | 48% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper Grand Lagoon
Where can I hike in Upper Grand Lagoon?
The longest trail networks: Rick Seltzer Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Upper Grand Lagoon is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Upper Grand Lagoon’s trails?
Rick Seltzer Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Upper Grand Lagoon?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of painted or protected lanes and 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Upper Grand Lagoon?
2,336 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Grand Lagoon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Grand Lagoon have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #512 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 Upper Grand Lagoon 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 →