Lake Dan Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
1,189 acres5.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Keystone
Keystone has 5,129 acres of parks, 198 for every 1,000 residents
23% of Keystone’s land is conserved, about 5,085 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lake Dan Nature Preserve (5.4 mi), Northwest Equestrian Park (5.2 mi), Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve (4.5 mi). 24 miles of mapped trail cross Keystone, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #58 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
5,085 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
5,129 ac
198 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
16 mi
6.6 mi lanes · 8.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
37
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Keystone?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Keystone have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Keystone is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #58 of 638 in Florida. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Keystone’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land198 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5,129 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home55% 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 87%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 91%
Water is 10% of Keystone’s area (4 of 39 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 20%.
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 Lake Dan Nature Preserve, with 5.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Northwest Equestrian Park
Park
331 acres5.2 mi of trail
Trail CTrail DTrail ETrail A+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
1,123 acres4.5 mi of trail
Yellow TrailWhite TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Lake Dan Nature Preserve1,189 acres · 5.4 mi of trail
Northwest Equestrian Park331 acres · 5.2 mi of trail
Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve1,123 acres · 4.5 mi of trail
DirectionsLake Rogers Park263 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
DirectionsVilla Rosa Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsParking and picnic area1 acres · Florida Dept. of Transportation
DirectionsArbor Lakes Community Park1 acres
Suncoast Trail1 acres · Florida Dept. of Transportation
Who protects it
5,085 conserved acres
23% of Keystone’s land. Water is left out: Keystone has 35.1 square miles of land and 4.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Keystone’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4,712 ac
County373 ac
Local Conservation Area · 3,336 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1,711 acLocal Park · 37 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Frances Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1,730 | Open |
| Brooker Creek Headwaters Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1,121 | Open |
| Lake Dan Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1,114 | Open |
| Brooker Creek Buffer Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 491 | Open |
| Northwest Equestrian Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 335 | Open |
| Lake Rogers Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 255 | Open |
| Keystone Recreation Center Local Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Westwood Lakes Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
Things to do
15 places to go in Keystone
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Keystone
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Keystone
Canoe Landing
DirectionsCampgrounds in Keystone
Baden Powell
DirectionsBeard
DirectionsCivitan
DirectionsEagle's Nest
DirectionsIndian
DirectionsMeninak
DirectionsPioneer
DirectionsSagamore
Directions4 more campgrounds
Trails & water
8 named trails and 37 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 5.3 miUnpaved · 14.4 mi
Trail C1.6 mi
White Trail1.5 mi
Yellow Trail1.4 mi
Trail E1.1 mi
Trail D1.1 mi
Red Trail0.9 mi
Trail A0.4 mi
Trail B0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Buck LakelakeChurch LakelakeCrescent LakelakeCypress LakeEcho LakelakeFairy LakelakeGarden LakelakeGlass LakelakeIsland Ford LakelakeJames LakeLake AlicelakeLake ArtillerylakeLake CalmlakeLake DanlakeLake ElizabethLake FernlakeLake FranceslakeLake HiawathalakeLake JosephineLake JuanitalakeLake KeystonelakeLake RaleighlakeLake RogerslakeLake TaylorlakeLake WastenalakeLake WoodLittle LakeLittle Moon LakelakeMarlee LakelakeMound LakeOsceola LakelakeRainbow LakelakeRock LakeSunset LakelakeThorpe LakelakeVelburton LakelakeWilliams Lakelake
Biking & sports
16 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.4 mi
off-road bike paths
0.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Upper Tampa Bay TrailBike route
0.6 miCourts & fields
21Tennis
10Basketball
4Pickleball
3Baseball
2Equestrian
1Football
1Soccer
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 Keystone
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) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Keystone →
Next door
Keystone and its neighbors
Keystone has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Keystone24 miEast Lake14 miNorthdale7.4 miCheval6.4 miCitrus Park2.5 miWestchase1.8 miTrinity1.1 miOdessa0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone | 23% | 0.7 | 198 | 55% | A |
| Westchase | 4% | 0.2 | 8 | 36% | C+ |
| Citrus Park | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 74% | C |
| Cheval | under 1% | 1.1 | under 1 | 36% | C− |
| East Lake | 40% | 0.5 | 219 | 75% | A |
| Northdale | 10% | 0.9 | 24 | 77% | A− |
| Trinity | 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 88% | C |
| Odessa | 3% | under 0.1 | 5 | 79% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Keystone
Where can I hike in Keystone?
The longest trail networks: Lake Dan Nature Preserve, 5.4 miles; Northwest Equestrian Park, 5.2 miles; Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve, 4.5 miles; Lake Rogers Park, 3.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Keystone is conserved land?
23% 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 Keystone’s trails?
Lake Dan Nature Preserve and Northwest Equestrian Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Keystone?
16 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.6 of painted or protected lanes, 8.4 of off-road paths and 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Upper Tampa Bay Trail.
Is there public land near Keystone?
35,987 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keystone or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,129 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Keystone have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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 Keystone 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 →