C-43 Basin Storage Reservoir - Part 1
Managed by South Florida Water Management District
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fort Denaud
Few parks or trails are on the map in Fort Denaud
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Denaud, 0.2 per square mile of land. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
18 acres · of 20.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fort Denaud have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Denaud is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fort Denaud’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 19%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Fort Denaud. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
under 1% of Fort Denaud’s land. Who manages Fort Denaud’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts18 ac
Local Recreation Area · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-43 Basin Storage Reservoir - Part 1 Local Recreation Area | Regional Water Districts | 18 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Fort Denaud
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 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Denaud →
Next door
Fort Denaud and its neighbors
Fort Denaud has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Denaud | under 1% | 0.2 | 11 | 7% | C− |
| LaBelle | 8% | 0.5 | 144 | 89% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Denaud
How much of Fort Denaud is conserved land?
under 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 Fort Denaud’s trails?
C-43 Basin Storage Reservoir - Part 1 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fort Denaud?
18,596 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Denaud or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Denaud have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Fort Denaud 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 →