Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Belle Isle has 19 acres of parks, 2.5 for every 1,000 residents
67% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Belle Isle, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #458 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Belle Isle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belle Isle is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #458 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is more than half of Belle Isle’s area (3 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Warren Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trimble Park
Wallace Field
Venetian Park
12 conserved acres
1% of Belle Isle’s land. Water is left out: Belle Isle has 2.4 square miles of land and 2.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Belle Isle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Trimble Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Venetian Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Regal Monument Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Belle Isle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Belle Isle
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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belle Isle →
Belle Isle and its neighbors
Belle Isle has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Isle | 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 67% | C |
| Conway | 3% | 0.1 | 5 | 51% | C |
| Pine Castle | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 56% | D |
| Orlando | 6% | 0.4 | 11 | 88% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belle Isle
Where can I hike in Belle Isle?
The longest trail networks: Warren Park, 0.3 miles; Trimble Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belle Isle is conserved land?
1% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Belle Isle’s trails?
Warren Park and Trimble Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Belle Isle?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Belle Isle?
6,759 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belle Isle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Belle Isle have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #458 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 Belle Isle 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 →