Captain Forster's Hammock Preserve
Nature preserve
129 acres0.1 mi of trail
Jungle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wabasso Beach
14% of Wabasso Beach’s land is conserved: 110 acres
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Wabasso Beach, 1.7 per square mile of land. 108 acres are parks and preserves, 48 per 1,000 residents. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
110 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
108 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Wabasso Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wabasso Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wabasso Beach is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wabasso Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (108 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home94% 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 95%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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 Captain Forster's Hammock Preserve, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
110 conserved acres
14% of Wabasso Beach’s land. Who manages Wabasso Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County110 ac
State Conservation Area · 109 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Forster Hammock Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 109 | Open |
| Wabasso Beach Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Wabasso Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Wabasso Beach
Wabasso Beach
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Public pools in Wabasso Beach
Whirlpool Spa
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Wabasso Beach
1 playground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.0 mi
Jungle Trail1.9 mi
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wabasso Beach: 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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wabasso Beach →
Next door
Wabasso Beach and its neighbors
Wabasso Beach has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabasso Beach | 14% | 1.7 | 48 | 94% | A+ |
| Orchid | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Indian River Shores | 17% | 0.2 | 95 | 60% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wabasso Beach
Where can I hike in Wabasso Beach?
The longest trail networks: Captain Forster's Hammock Preserve, 0.1 miles; Wabasso Beach Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wabasso Beach is conserved land?
14% 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 Wabasso Beach’s trails?
Captain Forster's Hammock Preserve and Wabasso Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wabasso Beach?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Wabasso Beach?
14,337 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wabasso Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wabasso Beach have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Wabasso Beach 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 →