Henderson Beach State Park
Managed by Florida State Parks
217 acres1.2 mi of trail
Henderson Beach Nature Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Outdoors in Destin
Beaches, parks & trails in Destin
About 5.9% of Destin is conserved land, roughly 284 acres. There are about 3.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Henderson Beach State Park (1.2 mi).
Conserved land
5.9%
284 of 4,849 acres
Trails
3.3 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
20 conserved acres per 1,000 people
Bike routes
14 mi
11 mi lanes · 2.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Destin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
This week on the trails
Best day for a walk: Wednesday
77°, chance rain showers then slight chance showers and thunderstorms, 32% chance of rain.
Today84° 75°85% rain
Sat84° 74°91% rain
Sun83° 73°96% rain
Mon84° 72°75% rain
Tue80° 68°44% rain
Wed77° 66°32% rain
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
★ What stands out · Things to do
24 places to go in Destin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Destin
2 more beaches
Public pools in Destin
Playgrounds in Destin
3 more playgrounds
Dog parks in Destin
Biking & sports
14 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
11 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
43Tennis
35Pickleball
9Baseball
3Basketball
3Soccer
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Henderson Beach State Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
James Lee Park
Managed by Okaloosa County
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Dalton G. Threadgill Park
Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kell Aire Nature Walk
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
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Kell Aire Nature Walk3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
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Mattie Kelly Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
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Dalton G. Threadgill Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
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Joe's Bayou Recreation Area3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
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Main Street Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
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Clement Taylor Park3 acres
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Kell Aire Park2 acres
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Dewey Destin Park2 acres
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Henderson Beach Nature Trail0.6 mi
Who protects it
284 conserved acres
Who manages Destin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks221 ac
Town or city62 ac
State Park · 221 acLocal Park · 57 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 ac
The biggest protected places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Beach State Park State Park | State parks | 221 | Open |
| Morgan Sports Center & Destin Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Mattie Kelly Park And Nature Walk Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Norriego Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Green Space Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Clement Taylor Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Destin Little League Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Buck Destin Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kell-Aire Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Destin Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History along the way
History →3 old cemeteries
Next door
Destin and its neighbors
Destin has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved | Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Destin | 5.9% | 10 |
| Miramar Beach | 1.3% | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Destin neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US. Measured against the Census town boundary. Forecast: National Weather Service.
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.