Frostproof City Park, Reedy lake
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 2.5BOutdoors
Outdoors in Frostproof
7% of Frostproof’s land is conserved: 549 acres
73% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Frostproof, 0.4 per square mile of land. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #216 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
549 acres · of 11.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Frostproof have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Frostproof is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #216 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Frostproof’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home73% 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 63%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 66%
Water is 42% of Frostproof’s area (8 of 20 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hickory Lake Scrub
Managed by Polk County Parks
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fewox Memorial Park
Managed by City of Frostproof
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Freedom Station Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
549 conserved acres
7% of Frostproof’s land. Water is left out: Frostproof has 11.7 square miles of land and 8.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Frostproof’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits491 ac
Regional Water Districts30 ac
Town or city26 ac
Private owners2 ac
Conservation Easement · 521 acLocal Park · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 521 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinch Lake Park & Boat Ramp Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Henderson Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Friendship Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Wall Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
6 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Frostproof High School, OldBuilding · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Frostproof
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 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 73 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
November is the driest month (1.7 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 Frostproof →
Next door
Frostproof and its neighbors
Frostproof has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frostproof | 7% | 0.4 | 11 | 73% | B |
| Hillcrest Heights | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Babson Park | 1% | 0.3 | 8 | 49% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Frostproof
How much of Frostproof is conserved land?
7% 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 Frostproof’s trails?
Frostproof City Park, Reedy lake and Hickory Lake Scrub don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Frostproof?
37,467 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Frostproof or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Frostproof have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #216 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 Frostproof 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 →