Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5Groveland has 8.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
20 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #550 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Groveland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Groveland is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #550 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 21% of Groveland’s area (6 of 28 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake David Park
Jimmy Thomas Memorial Park
Groveland's Downtown Festival Park
All 5 parks & preserves
7 conserved acres
under 1% of Groveland’s land. Water is left out: Groveland has 22.2 square miles of land and 5.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Groveland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake David Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lake Hiawatha Preserve Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
8 places to go in Groveland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
8 lakes & rivers
14 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.
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.
April is the best month for walking in Groveland
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) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Groveland →
Groveland and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Groveland
Where can I hike in Groveland?
The longest trail networks: Lake David Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Groveland 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 Groveland’s trails?
Ronald Sefton Gaffney Memorial Park and Lake David Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Groveland?
14 miles of bike routes are on the map: 13 of painted or protected lanes and 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Groveland?
37,256 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Groveland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Groveland have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #550 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 Groveland 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 →