Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park
Managed by SJRWMD
84 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bithlo
6% of Bithlo’s land is conserved: 386 acres
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 143 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bithlo, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #352 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
386 acres · of 10.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
143 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bithlo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bithlo is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #352 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bithlo’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (143 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home18% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 45%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bithlo Community Park
Managed by Orange County Parks & Recreation
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
386 conserved acres
6% of Bithlo’s land. Who manages Bithlo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts222 ac
County164 ac
Unknown Easement · 222 acLocal Conservation Area · 89 acLocal Park · 39 acLocal Other or Unknown · 36 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 222 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lily Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 89 | Open |
| Bithlo Community Park Local Park | County | 39 | Open |
| Long Branch Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 16 | Open |
| Vienna Property Local Other or Unknown | County | 11 | Unknown |
| Sunflower Property Local Other or Unknown | County | 5 | Unknown |
| Evans Property Local Other or Unknown | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Bithlo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bithlo
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Bithlo
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
7Tennis
6Basketball
6Baseball
3Softball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Bithlo
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 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bithlo →
Next door
Bithlo and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Bithlo
How much of Bithlo is conserved land?
6% 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 Bithlo’s trails?
Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park and Bithlo Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bithlo?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Bithlo?
30,030 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bithlo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 143 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bithlo have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #352 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 Bithlo neighbors.
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Sources
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 →