Conservation Park

Absolutely love this place! Our family visits all the time. They offer many trails and an app to download to see them all or signs along the way to keep you on track. Pet friendly, bike friendly, Segway friendly, bathrooms are clean, bike station and watering stations, very good parking.

We enjoyed our walk through Conservation park. Lots of informational signs throughout as well.
We were hoping to see an alligator, but we had a great walk regardless.

I bring my Onewheel here to ride and the trails are always nicely maintained and properly marked. Lots of nature to see even if it is mostly just mono-cropped pine tree forest.

This Is a lovely park on the west side of Panama City Beach, Florida. There are miles of trails for both pedestrians and bicycle riders. The park is very large and encompasses 2900 acres. It is ideal for nature lovers. The park is clean and well maintained. It is also a quiet place where a one can walk for hours and simply relax. An added plus for cyclists is that the park connects via Gayle's Trails to Brown Park.

I have now biked a couple of times in this park.

The dirt trails are well maintained. They are also well marked. Before heading out, pick up a map at the trailhead. Without having that information, getting lost would be easy. Being able to check out which trail leads in a particular direction is invaluable.

On the day I was there, it was sunny, warm and every few people around. A number of flowers were blooming and some entire fields were filled with one flower or another. The people I saw the most of were working on some aspect of the park.

Awesome place to walk your dog or ride bikes. Really neat boardwalks. Some trails are soggy or underwater after rain. There is even a hose to clean off your bike or dog and a bike repair station. We even saw an Eastern Glass Lizard!!

I loved this relaxing little hiking spot! The swamp was so green, the woods so luscious. I wanted to see alligators but couldn't find any.

This park is very close to the city, so it’s a convenient spot. Plus, it’s free! The park is secluded, peaceful, and very scenic. It’s the complete opposite of PCB. There are many miles of trails meandering through the park. Some of these trails are only 1 or 2 miles long, while others are upwards of 10 miles. Many sections of trails even include boardwalks to cross over areas of water and marsh. With barely any people and a lot of wildlife, you really get immersed in nature here. We saw woodpeckers, squirrels, lizards, frogs, snakes, and rabbits. Several times we even heard the grunts of wild hogs. Now, this was during evening hours, so be mindful and keep your distance if you see one. Overall, awesome place, plenty of parking, clean restrooms, and maintained trails.

I only visited briefly, walking the short green trail. This was my first time, but it was very quiet and clean. Didn't see too much wildlife other than birds, but that's pretty normal. I liked that their map had very detailed trail routes, and the trails were physically marked clearly. I would go again, taking my pup next time, and would recommend it.

A very peaceful beautiful park. So many trail options to make them longer or shorter. Grab a map at the restroom pavilion and select a hike. They are color coded and there are maps throughout with benches for breaks! We chose to walk the 6.2 mile blue trail. We saw huge spiders, a skeleton of ?? one hundred million birds, one squirrel, one billion ducks frogs, and turtles. We passed many people on bikes, dogs, and a few runners. It was an awesome experience walking through the wetlands. It was a unique landscape at every turn!

Excellent trail system just a few miles from the beach. Many trails that merge together so a map is handy. They have an excellent map you can get at the main center. We did about 2 miles with our dog. Great wide and scenic paths, but many times you are in direct sun. Bring some water for your pooch! Excellent bathroom facilities.

A truly beautiful place nestled away from the city. It's gorgeous and a great place to see Florida nature and even some wildlife!

My friend brought me here so that we can go on a nice hike. They have plenty of parking and also have handicap parking. There are racks to park your bike as well. There is a covered picnic area. There are restrooms for males and females. There are plenty of trails to choose from from as little as a 1.5+ miles to 7+ miles, and the trails are nicely labeled. They also have maps that you can take with you. This place is dog friendly.

My husband and I got married here so it’ll always hold a special place in my heart. Great place for pictures. Never had a bad experience.

We took our pup and she loved it. The hike is pretty (no hills, pretty flat) but the boardwalk was very fun to walk on in the marsh land.

Beautiful place to hike. Peaceful and quite with lots of trails. Great place for pets as they have a water station for dogs.

Very nice .....5 different trails to walk or jog. Lots of photo opportunities. Great for exercise or just to enjoy nature. Definitely worth the trip out there.

A nice place to walk, ride your bike or to picnic. Detailed maps are available for the many trails. There is a station for bike repairs and to clean your bike.

I grew up on the West End at the Bay County line, along with my rowdy friends from West Bay, and trailer dwellers from Bayside Park area. Panama City was glad we couldn't get across the old two lane Hathaway Bridge. We trailblazed this whole future Conservation Park with 3 or 4 wheelers, dirt bikes, and 4X4 trucks, while getting chased and rarely caught by the Bay County Sheriffs Department, all with respect and deference and no real criminality. (Mad respect to Deputies Harry Way And Lonnie Sellers). Back then, if we neared a power line on a state/county road, they came after us hard, then jumped into our scrub brush trails, and got stuck in that sugary white sand that we made into this trail. (Calling a tow truck afterwards) Former Mayor Oberst sponsored it and made it happen so helmets off to her, but we were the pioneers that dug the trenches. I could ride my dirt bike from Phillips Inlet to Bayside Park in about 40 minutes; in the dark, with whoopty doo's and crazy jumps, with only sugar white sands for guidance. (No Headlamps) It was a completely different world back then and I don't think I honestly appreciated it. I do now and so should you. Never forget this.

P.S. You little pretentious, gentrified home owners that occupy the border of this park, and complain incessantly; you should be grateful that we don't ride it again.. maybe we should...Ha!

Cool trek located in busy city so less travel times. Bringing bikes to ride next time tho! Poles are a plus due to wildlife we didn't see any sneks thank God but did run from an alligator 😂