Lake Hiawatha Preserve
Nature preserve
167 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Clermont
Clermont has 14 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Lake Hiawatha Preserve (0.9 mi). 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 374 acres are parks and preserves, 8.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #335 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
339 acres · of 19.2 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
374 ac
8.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
46 mi
38 mi lanes · 8.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
15
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clermont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clermont is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #335 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clermont’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (374 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home45% 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 48%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 48%
Water is 6% of Clermont’s area (1 of 20 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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 Lake Hiawatha Preserve, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Palatlakaha Recreation Area
Park
40 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Lake Hiawatha Preserve167 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Palatlakaha Recreation Area40 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHancock Recreation Area23 acres
DirectionsLake Felter Park12 acres
DirectionsWaterfront Park11 acres · City of Clermont
DirectionsWest Park5 acres · City of Clermont
William McKinley Park4 acres
Victory Point4 acres
Kehlor Park1 acres
Seminole Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
339 conserved acres
3% of Clermont’s land. Water is left out: Clermont has 19.2 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Clermont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city329 ac
Regional Water Districts4 ac
Private owners4 ac
Local Park · 285 acLocal Recreation Area · 49 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hiawatha Preserve Local Park | Town or city | 203 | Open |
| Palatlakaha Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Hancock Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Clermont Arts & Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Lake Felter Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Center Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Edgewood Park Place Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| West Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Bishop Field Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Scrub Point Preserve Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 4 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Clermont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clermont
Park PalsIn Palatlakaha Recreation Area
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Clermont
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
15 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
46 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
38 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
37Tennis
21Basketball
21Baseball
12Pickleball
7Soccer
3Beach volleyball
1Football
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Clermont
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 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clermont →
Next door
Clermont and its neighbors
Clermont has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Clermont
Where can I hike in Clermont?
The longest trail networks: Lake Hiawatha Preserve, 0.9 miles; Palatlakaha Recreation Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clermont is conserved land?
3% 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 Clermont’s trails?
Lake Hiawatha Preserve and Palatlakaha Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clermont?
46 miles of bike routes are on the map: 38 of painted or protected lanes and 8.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Clermont?
9,787 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clermont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 374 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clermont have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #335 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 Clermont 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 →