Kelly Road Soccer Complex
Park
35 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Harlem Heights
13% of Harlem Heights’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Harlem Heights, 2.5 per square mile of land. 13% of Harlem Heights’ land is conserved, about 53 acres.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
53 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
49 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Harlem Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harlem Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harlem Heights is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harlem Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land49 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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Water is 18% of Harlem Heights’ area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 11%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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
The longest trail network is Kelly Road Soccer Complex, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harlem Heights Community Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Deep Lagoon Preserve
Managed by Lee County Parks and Recreation
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
53 conserved acres
13% of Harlem Heights’ land. Water is left out: Harlem Heights has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Harlem Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County53 ac
Local Park · 42 acLocal Conservation Area · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Road Community Park Local Park | County | 37 | Open |
| Deep Lagoon Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 11 | Open |
| Harlem Heights Community Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Harlem Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Harlem Heights
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
6Soccer
3Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Harlem Heights
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 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 75 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harlem Heights →
Questions about parks and trails in Harlem Heights
Where can I hike in Harlem Heights?
The longest trail networks: Kelly Road Soccer Complex, 0.5 miles; Harlem Heights Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harlem Heights is conserved land?
13% 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 Harlem Heights’ trails?
Kelly Road Soccer Complex and Harlem Heights Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harlem Heights?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Harlem Heights?
20,204 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harlem Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harlem Heights have?
Ahead of 98% 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 Harlem Heights 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 →