Clewiston Inn · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Clewiston
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6.3 miles of mapped trail cross Clewiston, 1.4 per square mile of land. 125 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #71 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Clewiston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Clewiston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clewiston is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #71 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
119 conserved acres
4% of Clewiston’s land. Who manages Clewiston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarland Park Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Clewiston Recreation Area & Boat Ramp Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Bicentennial Park And C S Mott Pool Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Clewiston City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Trinidad Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ridgewood Park #1 Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ridgewood Park #2 Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ridgeview Estates Park #2 Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Sugarland Estates Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Esperanza Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
8 places to go in Clewiston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
0.0 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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Clewiston
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 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 75 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
December is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clewiston →
Questions about parks and trails in Clewiston
How much of Clewiston is conserved land?
4% 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 Clewiston’s trails?
Sugarland Park and Civic Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clewiston?
226 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clewiston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 125 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clewiston have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #71 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 Clewiston 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 →