9% of Alturas’ land is conserved: 3,050 acres
14 miles of mapped trail cross Alturas, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #530 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Alturas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alturas is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #530 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 10% of Alturas’ area (6 of 60 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3,050 conserved acres
9% of Alturas’ land. Water is left out: Alturas has 53.9 square miles of land and 6.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Alturas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,050 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
13 lakes & rivers
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Alturas
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alturas →
Alturas and its neighbors
Alturas has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alturas | 9% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Winter Haven | 2% | 0.5 | 4 | 46% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Alturas
How much of Alturas is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Alturas?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Alturas?
14,469 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alturas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Alturas have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #530 of 638 in Florida. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Alturas neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →