Gotha Park
Managed by Orange County Parks & Recreation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Palm Cottage Gardens · Photo: (Ebyabe) · CC BY 2.5DOutdoors
Outdoors in Gotha
Few parks or trails are on the map in Gotha
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gotha have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gotha is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gotha’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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Water is 11% of Gotha’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Gotha. 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 still be D. 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
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Gotha’s land. Water is left out: Gotha has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Gotha’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotha Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
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).
Palm Cottage GardensBuilding · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Gotha
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 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gotha →
Next door
Gotha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gotha | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 40% | D |
| Ocoee | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 62% | C |
| Lake Butler | 7% | 0.5 | 33 | 69% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gotha
How much of Gotha 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 Gotha’s trails?
Gotha Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Gotha?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Gotha?
5,546 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gotha or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gotha have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Gotha 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 →