Few parks or trails are on the map in West Pensacola
31 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross West Pensacola, 0.1 per square mile of land. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #547 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does West Pensacola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Pensacola is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #547 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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26 conserved acres
1% of West Pensacola’s land. Who manages West Pensacola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firemans Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Juanita Williams Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Oakcrest Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Tulip Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve and Escambia County Southwest Greenway Local Conservation Area | County | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in West Pensacola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
2.5 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.
The best walking months in West Pensacola: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
May is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Pensacola →
West Pensacola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pensacola | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 69% | C− |
| Pensacola | 3% | 0.4 | 11 | 99% | B+ |
| Brent | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 78% | C |
| Myrtle Grove | 3% | 0.2 | 5 | 59% | C+ |
| Warrington | 8% | 0.8 | 24 | 91% | A |
| Bellview | 5% | 0.3 | 3 | 29% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Pensacola
How much of West Pensacola 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 West Pensacola?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near West Pensacola?
25,420 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Pensacola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Pensacola have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #547 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 West Pensacola 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 →