19% of Woodlawn Beach’s land is conserved: 293 acres
335 acres are parks and preserves, 98 per 1,000 residents. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Woodlawn Beach, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #129 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Woodlawn Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Woodlawn Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodlawn Beach is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #129 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is more than half of Woodlawn Beach’s area (4 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
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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293 conserved acres
19% of Woodlawn Beach’s land. Water is left out: Woodlawn Beach has 2.4 square miles of land and 3.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Woodlawn Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Islands National Seashore National Lakeshore or Seashore | National Park Service | 293 | Open |
3 places to go in Woodlawn Beach
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.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Woodlawn 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) | 10.4 | 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 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
May is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodlawn Beach →
Woodlawn Beach and its neighbors
Woodlawn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Beach | 19% | 0.4 | 98 | 36% | A− |
| Midway | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 41% | D |
| Tiger Point | 15% | under 0.1 | 37 | 80% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Woodlawn Beach
How much of Woodlawn Beach is conserved land?
19% 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 Woodlawn Beach?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Woodlawn Beach?
16,254 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodlawn Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 335 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodlawn Beach have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #129 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 Woodlawn Beach 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 →