Delray Beach, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.1% of Delray Beach is conserved land, roughly 430 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lake Ida Park (1.1 mi), Mike Machek Boy Scout Park (0.7 mi), and Leon M. Weekes Environmental Preserve (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Delray Beach, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
Delray Beach outdoors
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.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Parks & preserves with trails
Mike Machek Boy Scout Park
Leon M. Weekes Environmental Preserve
Delray Oaks Natural Area
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Named trails
- Lake Ida1.0 mi
430 conserved acres
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes24.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths11.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis69
- Basketball19
- Baseball16
- Pickleball9
- Volleyball2
- Soccer2
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
The biggest protected places in Delray Beach
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ida West ParkLocal Conservation Area | County | 125 | Open |
| Robert P. Miller ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Seacrest Soccer Complex/Rocks Football StadiumLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Delray Beach Memorial GardensLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Municipal BeachLocal Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Delray Oaks Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Pompey Park And PoolLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Leon M. Weekes Environmental PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Bexley Trail Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Catherine Strong ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Historic places to visit
Delray Beach and its neighbors
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delray Beach | 4.1% | 12.4 mi | 11 |
| Boca Raton | 5.4% | 33.9 mi | 30 |
| Boynton Beach | 3.8% | 25.1 mi | 29 |
Conditions & tips from neighbors
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 20-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.