Photo: Yinzer1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Venice has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 473 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Venice’s land is conserved, about 447 acres.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #143 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Venice?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Venice have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Venice is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #143 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
Water is 9% of Venice’s area (2 of 18 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Pinebrook Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Patriot's Park
All 21 parks & preserves
447 conserved acres
4% of Venice’s land. Water is left out: Venice has 16.3 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Venice’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brohard Beach and Paw Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 85 | Open |
| Pinebrook Park Local Park | Town or city | 82 | Open |
| Curry Creek Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 81 | Open |
| Wellfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 80 | Open |
| Legacy Trail Local Recreation Area | County | 25 | Open |
| Venice Myakka Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 11 | Open |
| Blalock Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Chuck Reiter Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Sawgrass Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Service Club Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 7 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
25 places to go in Venice
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 4 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
6 picnic areas without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
58 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.
13 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
1 more on the History page.
April is the best month for walking in Venice
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 | 2.3 |
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 →
Venice and its neighbors
Venice has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Venice
Where can I hike in Venice?
The longest trail networks: Pinebrook Park, 0.4 miles; Venezia Park, 0.4 miles; Patriot's Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Venice is conserved land?
4% 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’s trails?
Pinebrook Park and Venezia Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Venice?
58 miles of bike routes are on the map: 39 of painted or protected lanes, 13 of off-road paths and 5.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Venice?
67,028 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Venice or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 473 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Venice have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #143 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 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 →