Residents Park
Managed by Plantation Homeowners, Inc.
32 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Carrollwood
Carrollwood has 11 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Residents Park (1.7 mi), Carrollwood Villiage Park (1.2 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Carrollwood’s land is conserved, about 83 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #264 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
83 acres · of 9.2 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
186 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
12 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Carrollwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carrollwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carrollwood is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #264 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carrollwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (186 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 59%
Water is 10% of Carrollwood’s area (1 of 10 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Residents Park, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Carrollwood Villiage Park
Park
36 acres1.2 mi of trail
Arboreum
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
John R. Miley Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Orange Grove Park
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Residents Park32 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · Plantation Homeowners, Inc.
Carrollwood Villiage Park36 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsJohn R. Miley Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Beacon Meadows Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsOrange Grove Park23 acres
Carrollwood Cultural Center Park16 acres
DirectionsCarollwood Community Park10 acres
Timberlan Park5 acres · Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department
Country Run Park4 acres
Carrollwood Recreation3 acres
Saint Paul's Park & Recreation Area2 acres
White Sands Beach Park1 acres · Original Carrollwood
Scotty Cooper Park1 acres · Original Carrollwood
Avista Park1 acres
Who protects it
83 conserved acres
1% of Carrollwood’s land. Water is left out: Carrollwood has 9.2 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Carrollwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County74 ac
Private owners9 ac
Local Park · 83 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Run Park Local Park | County | 28 | Open |
| Orange Grove Sports Complex Local Park | County | 22 | Open |
| Timberlan Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Private owners | 9 | Open |
| Beacon Meadows Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Hampton Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Carrollwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carrollwood
H. Gruber Memorial Playground
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Carrollwood
Carrollwood Village Park Dog ParksIn Carrollwood Villiage Park
DirectionsLofton Place Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Arboreum0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
12 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
4.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
28Tennis
10Basketball
7Baseball
4Soccer
2Beach volleyball
2Pickleball
1Skate park
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 Carrollwood
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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carrollwood →
Next door
Carrollwood and its neighbors
Carrollwood has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollwood | 1% | 1.1 | 5 | 87% | B |
| Lake Magdalene | 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 41% | C |
| Tampa | 9% | 0.4 | 14 | 89% | B+ |
| Citrus Park | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 74% | C |
| Egypt Lake-Leto | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 50% | D |
| Northdale | 10% | 0.9 | 24 | 77% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carrollwood
Where can I hike in Carrollwood?
The longest trail networks: Residents Park, 1.7 miles; Carrollwood Villiage Park, 1.2 miles; John R. Miley Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carrollwood 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 Carrollwood’s trails?
Residents Park and Carrollwood Villiage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Carrollwood?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of painted or protected lanes, 0.3 of off-road paths and 4.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Carrollwood?
32,886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carrollwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 186 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Carrollwood have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #264 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 Carrollwood 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 →