Photo: FLboats · CC BY-SA 4.0DeLand has 14 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Earl Brown Park (1.4 mi), Lake Victoria Park (0.6 mi), Sperling Sports Complex (0.5 mi). 310 acres are parks and preserves, 7.5 per 1,000 residents. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #293 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does DeLand have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, DeLand is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #293 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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 Earl Brown Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sperling Sports Complex
Cresswind Community Park
All 21 parks & preserves
293 conserved acres
2% of DeLand’s land. Who manages DeLand’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 154 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperling Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Earl Brown Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Deland Future Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Bill Dreggors Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Spec Martin Stadium Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Conrad Park At Melching Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Painters Pond Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Chipper Jones Little League Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Chisolm Center Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Jackson / Lane Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
25 places to go in DeLand
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
5.6 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.
11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in DeLand
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) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in DeLand →
DeLand and its neighbors
DeLand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeLand | 2% | 0.7 | 7 | 69% | B− |
| DeLand Southwest | 1% | 0.8 | 7 | 94% | B |
| Lake Helen | 1% | 0.3 | 16 | 71% | B− |
| Deltona | 3% | 0.4 | 10 | 65% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in DeLand
Where can I hike in DeLand?
The longest trail networks: Earl Brown Park, 1.4 miles; Lake Victoria Park, 0.6 miles; Sperling Sports Complex, 0.5 miles; Painter's Pond Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of DeLand is conserved land?
2% 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 DeLand’s trails?
Earl Brown Park and Lake Victoria Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in DeLand?
5.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.5 of painted or protected lanes and 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near DeLand?
98,044 acres of parks and open public land lie inside DeLand or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 310 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does DeLand have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #293 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 DeLand 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 →