Venice Gardens Park
Managed by Sarasota County
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Venice Gardens
Venice Gardens has 12 acres of parks, 3.8 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Venice Gardens’ land is conserved, about 9 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #483 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
9 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Venice Gardens?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Venice Gardens have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Venice Gardens is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #483 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Venice Gardens’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 27%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 24%
Water is 11% of Venice Gardens’ area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Venice Gardens. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
2% of Venice Gardens’ land. Water is left out: Venice Gardens has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Venice Gardens’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Gardens Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Venice Gardens
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Venice Gardens
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Venice Gardens
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Venice Gardens
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 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Venice Gardens →
Next door
Venice Gardens and its neighbors
Venice Gardens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Gardens | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 92% | C |
| South Venice | 14% | 1.8 | 29 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Venice Gardens
How much of Venice Gardens 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 Venice Gardens’ trails?
Venice Gardens Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Venice Gardens?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Venice Gardens?
35,890 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Venice Gardens or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Venice Gardens have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #483 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 Venice Gardens 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 →