McKee Jungle Gardens · Photo: Robert Lawton · CC BY 2.5Few parks or trails are on the map in Vero Beach South
37 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Vero Beach South’s land is conserved, about 92 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #531 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Vero Beach South have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vero Beach South is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #531 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 5% of Vero Beach South’s area (1 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 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
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92 conserved acres
1% of Vero Beach South’s land. Water is left out: Vero Beach South has 11.8 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Vero Beach South’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagoon Greenway Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 56 | Closed |
| Flinn Tract Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | County | 36 | Open |
22 places to go in Vero Beach South
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 lakes & rivers
4.5 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Vero Beach South
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 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 73 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vero Beach South →
Vero Beach South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vero Beach South | 1% | 0.3 | 1 | 30% | C− |
| Vero Beach | 8% | 0.9 | 23 | 93% | A |
| Florida Ridge | 13% | 1.0 | 47 | 66% | A |
| South Beach | 11% | 1.0 | 83 | 81% | A |
| West Vero Corridor | under 1% | 1.1 | 2 | 43% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Vero Beach South
How much of Vero Beach South is conserved land?
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.
Where can I bike in Vero Beach South?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Vero Beach South?
7,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vero Beach South or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vero Beach South have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #531 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 Vero Beach South 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 →