Outdoors · Satellite Beach

Satellite Beach, FL parks, trails & bike paths

About 6.2% of Satellite Beach is conserved land, roughly 170 acres. There are about 5.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Samsons Island (1.6 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Satellite Beach, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Satellite Beach outdoors

Conserved land
6.2%
170 of 2,736 acres
Trails
5.6 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
15 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 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

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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.
1

Samsons Island

Nature preserve
55 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

De Soto Park

Park
16 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Pelican Beach Park

Park
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4

Hightower Beach Park

Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Satellite Beach
Cinnamon Park
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in De Soto Park
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in Pelican Beach Park
Directions
Who protects the land

170 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city
135 ac
County
32 ac
Private owners
3 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Tennis26
  • Baseball14
  • Basketball7
  • Soccer6
  • Skate park1
  • Football1
  • Beach volleyball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Satellite Beach

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 157 acLocal Recreation Area 14 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Samsons Island Nature ParkLocal ParkTown or city66Open
Satellite Beach ParkLocal ParkCounty32Open
S Poinciana ParkLocal ParkTown or city25Open
Hightower Beach ParkLocal ParkTown or city18Open
Satellite Beach Recreation ComplexLocal Recreation AreaTown or city14Open
Community CenterLocal ParkTown or city9Open
Gemini Beach ParkLocal ParkTown or city4Open
Unknown ParkLocal ParkPrivate owners3Open
Nearby

Satellite Beach and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Satellite Beach6.2%5.6 mi5
South Patrick Shores0.1%1.8 mi2
Indian Harbour Beach3.2%3.9 mi5
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Satellite Beach'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.

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