Mayor Roscoe Warren Municipal Park
Park
34 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Smothert1 · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Homestead
Homestead has 19 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Mayor Roscoe Warren Municipal Park (1.1 mi), Losner Park (0.5 mi). 8% of Homestead’s land is conserved, about 818 acres. 301 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #204 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
818 acres · of 15.1 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
301 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
15 mi
4.6 mi lanes · 7.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Homestead?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Homestead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Homestead is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #204 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Homestead’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (301 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home67% 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 64%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 68%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Mayor Roscoe Warren Municipal Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harris Field
Park
47 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Audubon Park
Managed by Audubon
19 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Mayor Roscoe Warren Municipal Park34 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLosner Park3 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsHarris Field47 acres
Audubon Park19 acres · Audubon
JD Redd Park12 acres
DirectionsRobey George Park6 acres
Wittkop Park5 acres
DirectionsBlakey Park5 acres
Tatum Park2 acres
Who protects it
818 conserved acres
8% of Homestead’s land. Who manages Homestead’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts521 ac
Town or city286 ac
County10 ac
Watershed Protection Area · 521 acLocal Recreation Area · 160 acLocal Park · 134 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model Lands Basin Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 521 | Closed |
| Homestead Sport Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 152 | Open |
| Harris Field Park Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Mayor Roscoe Warren Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| J.D. Redd Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Audubon Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Area 291 Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Blakey Park - Tennis Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Robey George Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| James Archer Smith Vita Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Homestead
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Homestead
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Homestead
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Southwest 139th Court0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
15 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
7.7 mi
off-road bike paths
2.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
24Baseball
23Basketball
20Tennis
6Soccer
4Volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Homestead Public School-Neva King Cooper SchoolBuilding · listed 1985
About itBow, Lily Lawrence, LibraryBuilding · listed 1996
About itMcMinn-Horne HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itThomas Faust HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itFuchs BakeryBuilding · listed 1996
About itLindeman-Johnson HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itHomestead Town HallBuilding · listed 1997
About itHomestead Historic Downtown DistrictDistrict · listed 2007
About itSeminole Cafe and HotelBuilding · listed 2008
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Homestead
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) | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| High (°F) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 79 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
December is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Homestead →
Next door
Homestead and its neighbors
Homestead has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead | 8% | 1.3 | 4 | 67% | B |
| Florida City | 5% | 2.6 | 4 | 95% | B+ |
| Leisure City | 4% | 0.2 | 3 | 90% | B− |
| Homestead Base | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Homestead
Where can I hike in Homestead?
The longest trail networks: Mayor Roscoe Warren Municipal Park, 1.1 miles; Losner Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Homestead is conserved land?
8% 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 Homestead’s trails?
Mayor Roscoe Warren Municipal Park and Losner Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Homestead?
15 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of painted or protected lanes, 7.7 of off-road paths and 2.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Homestead?
100,763 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homestead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 301 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Homestead have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #204 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 Homestead 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 →