Deep Lagoon Preserve
Managed by Lee County Parks and Recreation
104 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Iona
Iona has 9.8 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
110 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Iona’s land is conserved, about 100 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #285 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
100 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
9.8 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
110 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Iona?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Iona have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Iona is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #285 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 Iona’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (110 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home48% 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 54%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 55%
Water is 35% of Iona’s area (4 of 10 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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.
Who protects it
100 conserved acres
2% of Iona’s land. Water is left out: Iona has 6.6 square miles of land and 3.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Iona’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County100 ac
Local Conservation Area · 100 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Lagoon Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 100 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Iona
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Iona
The Woodlands Swimming PoolHours: closed
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Iona
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Iona
The Woodlands Community GardenShell Point Retirement Community
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
31Tennis
2Pickleball
1Basketball
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 Iona
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 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.9 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 Iona →
Next door
Iona and its neighbors
Iona has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona | 2% | 1.5 | 8 | 48% | B− |
| Punta Rassa | 31% | under 0.1 | 335 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Iona
How much of Iona is conserved land?
2% 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 Iona’s trails?
Deep Lagoon Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Iona?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Iona?
21,991 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Iona or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Iona have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #285 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 Iona 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 →