Glen Argyle Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Valparaiso
Valparaiso has 28 acres of parks, 5.8 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Valparaiso, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #445 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
26 acres · of 11.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.7 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 3.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
9 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Valparaiso?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Valparaiso have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Valparaiso is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #445 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Valparaiso’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home85% 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 32%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 30%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Glen Argyle Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lincoln Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Florida Park
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Turkey Creek Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Glen Argyle Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Florida Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lincoln Park6 acres
Turkey Creek Park1 acres
Marion Ruckel Recreational Facility1 acres
Doolittle Park1 acres
Shipyard Point Park1 acres
Perrine Park1 acres
T.J. Brooks Park1 acres
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
under 1% of Valparaiso’s land. Who manages Valparaiso’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Local Park · 26 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Florida Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Glen Argyle Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Marion Ruckel Recreational Facility Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Shipyard Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Perrine Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Doolittle Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Valparaiso
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Valparaiso
9 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Valparaiso
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Valparaiso
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Range Rd 2300.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Tennis
6Baseball
2Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Valparaiso: 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) | 61 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
May is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Valparaiso →
Next door
Valparaiso and its neighbors
Valparaiso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso | under 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 85% | C |
| Niceville | 1% | 0.5 | 7 | 74% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Valparaiso
Where can I hike in Valparaiso?
The longest trail networks: Glen Argyle Park, 0.3 miles; Florida Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso’s trails?
Glen Argyle Park and Lincoln Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Valparaiso?
3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Valparaiso?
1,089 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valparaiso or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Valparaiso have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #445 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 Valparaiso 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 →