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Yamato Scrub Preserve
Nature preserve
215 acres5.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Boca Raton
Boca Raton, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.4% of Boca Raton is conserved land, roughly 1,081 acres. There are about 34 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Yamato Scrub Preserve (5.5 mi), Spanish River Park (1.4 mi), and Hillsboro El Rio Park South (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Boca Raton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Boca Raton outdoors
Conserved land
5.4%
1,081 of 20,158 acres
Trails
34 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 17 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
30
11 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
103.6 mi
89.1 mi lanes · 14.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Spanish River Park
Park
100 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Hillsboro El Rio Park South
Park
24 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Patch Reef Park
Park
51 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Red Reef Park
Park
63 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Blazing Star Reserve
Managed by City of Boca Raton
28 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Pondhawk Natural Area
Nature preserve
76 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Countess de Hoernle Park
Park
131 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 30 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 30 parks & preserves
Yamato Scrub Preserve215 acres · 5.5 mi of trail
Spanish River Park100 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Hillsboro El Rio Park South24 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Patch Reef Park51 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Red Reef Park63 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Blazing Star Reserve28 acres · 1 mi of trail · City of Boca Raton
Pondhawk Natural Area76 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Countess de Hoernle Park131 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
James A. Rutheford Park12 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Boca Tierra Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Boca Raton
Bark Park Dog BeachIn Spanish River Park
Mizner Bark Dog Park
Mizner Court Resident Dog Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.8 miHorses 0.5 miUnpaved 4.8 mi
- Lake Trail0.5 mi
- Santa Fe Trail0.2 mi
- Trail to Beach0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,081 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes89.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths14.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis273
- Basketball61
- Baseball37
- Soccer28
- Pickleball16
- Beach volleyball14
- Football9
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Boca Raton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 385 acState Conservation Area 218 acLocal Other or Unknown 190 acLocal Conservation Area 167 acState Other or Unknown 93 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamato Scrub Natural AreaState Conservation Area | County | 218 | Open |
| Sugar SandLocal Park | Town or city | 130 | Open |
| Florida Atlantic University Ecological SiteState Other or Unknown | Other state land | 93 | Open |
| Spanish River ParkLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 84 | Open |
| Pondhawk Natural AreaLocal Conservation Area | County | 76 | Open |
| Patch ReefLocal Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Red Reef ParkLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Hillsboro El RioLocal Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Cypress Knee Slough PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Patch Reef TrailLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Martin Luther King, Jr.Bust
Seaboard Air Line Dining Car 6113Locomotive
Seaboard Air Line Lounge Car 6603Locomotive
Boca Raton CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Boca Raton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton | 5.4% | 33.9 mi | 30 |
| Deerfield Beach | 6.4% | 16.3 mi | 19 |
| Delray Beach | 4.1% | 12.4 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Boca Raton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 22.4-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.