Lake Menzie Park
Park
27 acres0.6 mi of trail
Lake Menzie Fitness Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Dundee
Dundee has 69 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lake Menzie Park (0.6 mi). 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Dundee, 0.4 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #382 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
41 acres · of 11.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.8 mi
3.5 mi lanes · 1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
8
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dundee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dundee is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #382 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dundee’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home56% 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 39%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 40%
Water is 11% of Dundee’s area (1 of 13 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 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 Lake Menzie Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Green Horizon Land Trust
Nature preserve
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
1% of Dundee’s land. Water is left out: Dundee has 11.2 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Dundee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County41 ac
Local Park · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Park Local Park | County | 41 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Dundee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dundee
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Lake Menzie Fitness Trail0.6 mi
8th Street South0.3 mi
Lake Ada Boulevard0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Dundee ACL Railroad Depot, OldBuilding · listed 2001
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Dundee
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) | 72 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dundee →
Next door
Dundee and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 1% | 0.4 | 12 | 56% | C+ |
| Lake Wales | 3% | 0.4 | 12 | 56% | B− |
| Lake Hamilton | under 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 53% | C− |
| Winter Haven | 2% | 0.5 | 4 | 46% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dundee
Where can I hike in Dundee?
The longest trail networks: Lake Menzie Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dundee 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 Dundee’s trails?
Lake Menzie Park and Green Horizon Land Trust don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dundee?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.5 of painted or protected lanes and 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dundee?
21,050 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dundee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dundee have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #382 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 Dundee 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 →