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Camp Bayou Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
359 acres3.7 mi of trail
Tortoise TrailPerimeter PathPalmetto PassRiver RambleWetland Walk
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ruskin
Ruskin, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 10% of Ruskin is conserved land, roughly 1,262 acres. There are about 5.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Camp Bayou Nature Preserve (3.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ruskin, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ruskin outdoors
Conserved land
10%
1,262 of 12,467 acres
Trails
5.4 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
42 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
12.3 mi
12.3 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
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Little Manatee River Lower Track
Nature preserve
725 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Beaudette Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Ruskin
canoe/kayak launchIn Camp Bayou Nature Preserve
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 4.5 mi
- Perimeter Path0.7 mi
- Tortoise Trail0.6 mi
- Palmetto Pass0.6 mi
- River Ramble0.5 mi
- Wetland Walk0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,262 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes12.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Pickleball6
- Basketball3
- Baseball3
- Tennis1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ruskin
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 1,101 acLocal Park 157 acPrivate Conservation 118 acState Conservation Area 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Manatee RiverLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 875 | Open |
| Bahia Beach Coastal RestorationLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 226 | Open |
| Camp Bayou ParkLocal Park | County | 121 | Open |
| Doyle Campbell Memorial ParkPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 118 | Closed |
| Beaudette ParkLocal Park | County | 29 | Open |
| Fierlane ParkLocal Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Cockroach Bay Preserve State ParkState Conservation Area | State parks | 3 | Open |
| Commongood ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Ruskin CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Ruskin and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruskin | 10.1% | 5.4 mi | 3 |
| Sun City Center | 13% | 24.1 mi | 2 |
| Apollo Beach | 21.6% | 24.4 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ruskin'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 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.