Photo: Florida. - Bureau of Historic Preservation. · Public domainInterlachen has 10 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
45 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Interlachen?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Interlachen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Interlachen is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 6% of Interlachen’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 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.
34 conserved acres
1% of Interlachen’s land. Water is left out: Interlachen has 6.1 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Interlachen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Wisham Park Local Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Butler Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Dowda Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Lake Lagonda Picnic Area And Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in Interlachen
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
4.9 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Interlachen
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 70 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
November is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Interlachen →
Questions about parks and trails in Interlachen
How much of Interlachen 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 Interlachen’s trails?
Dowda Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Interlachen?
4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of painted or protected lanes and 3.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Interlachen?
24,661 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Interlachen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Interlachen have?
Ahead of 55% 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 Interlachen 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 →