Vineyards has 9.4 miles of mapped trails, 4.8 for every square mile of land
35% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 9.4 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Vineyards’ land is conserved, about 36 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #252 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Vineyards?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Vineyards have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vineyards is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #252 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 14% of Vineyards’ area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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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36 conserved acres
3% of Vineyards’ land. Water is left out: Vineyards has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Vineyards’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vineyards Community Park Local Park | County | 36 | Open |
2 places to go in Vineyards
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.7 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.
April is the best month for walking in Vineyards
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 82 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vineyards →
Questions about parks and trails in Vineyards
How much of Vineyards is conserved land?
3% 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 Vineyards?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Vineyards?
13,584 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vineyards or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vineyards have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #252 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 Vineyards 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 →