Haines City Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Connor J. Williams · CC BY 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Haines City
Haines City has 6.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
57 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Haines City’s land is conserved, about 226 acres. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #523 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
226 acres · of 23.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
11
1 beach
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Haines City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Haines City is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #523 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Haines City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home37% 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 23%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 18%
Water is 6% of Haines City’s area (2 of 25 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Haines City. 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 C− 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.
Railroad Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
226 conserved acres
1% of Haines City’s land. Water is left out: Haines City has 23.9 square miles of land and 1.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Haines City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land118 ac
Private owners55 ac
Town or city52 ac
Unknown Easement · 118 acPrivate Conservation · 55 acLocal Park · 44 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 118 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammock Lake Mitigation Bank Private Conservation | Private owners | 55 | Closed |
| Lake Eva Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| East Patk Softball Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| 8 Acre Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Cook Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Haines City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Haines City
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Haines City
1 playground without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Haines City
Ember Dog Park
DirectionsEmber Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Citrus Boulevard0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
4Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Haines City
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 | 75 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Haines City →
Next door
Haines City and its neighbors
Haines City has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines City | 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 37% | C− |
| Davenport | 1% | 0.8 | 3 | 64% | C+ |
| Lake Hamilton | under 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 53% | C− |
| Grenelefe | under 1% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Lake Alfred | 49% | 0.8 | 24 | 82% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Haines City
How much of Haines City 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 Haines City’s trails?
Haines City Park and Railroad Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Haines City?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Haines City?
22,784 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Haines City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Haines City have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #523 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 Haines City 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 →