Caloosahatchee Basin Water Storage Reservoir
Managed by South Florida Water Management District
604 acres1.2 mi of trail
Bob Paul Groves
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in LaBelle
LaBelle has 744 acres of parks, 144 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Caloosahatchee Basin Water Storage Reservoir (1.2 mi), LaBelle Nature Park (1 mi), Hendry LaBelle Civic Park (0.6 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8% of LaBelle’s land is conserved, about 702 acres.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #60 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
702 acres · of 14.5 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
744 ac
144 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is LaBelle?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does LaBelle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, LaBelle is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #60 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of LaBelle’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land144 acres of park per 1,000 residents (744 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home89% 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%
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 Caloosahatchee Basin Water Storage Reservoir, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
LaBelle Nature Park
Park
12 acres1 mi of trail
trails
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hendry LaBelle Civic Park
Park
23 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Caloosahatchee Basin Water Storage Reservoir604 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · South Florida Water Management District
LaBelle Nature Park12 acres · 1 mi of trail
Hendry LaBelle Civic Park23 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsBarron Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsHendry Complex50 acres
DirectionsHendry LaBelle Sports Park11 acres
DirectionsC-43 Basin Storage Reservoir - Part 14 acres · South Florida Water Management District
Kid Jones Park3 acres
Who protects it
702 conserved acres
8% of LaBelle’s land. Who manages LaBelle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts608 ac
Town or city61 ac
County33 ac
Local Recreation Area · 663 acLocal Park · 38 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caloosahatchee Basin Water Storage Reservoir Local Recreation Area | Regional Water Districts | 604 | Open |
| Labelle Regional Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Hendry Labelle Community Civic Park Local Recreation Area | County | 23 | Open |
| Labelle Nature Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Hendry County Labelle Airport Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Captain Francis A Hendry House Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Water Plant Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| C-43 Basin Storage Reservoir - Part 1 Local Recreation Area | Regional Water Districts | 4 | Open |
| Alton (Kid) Jones Recreation Park / Ford Park Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Barron Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in LaBelle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in LaBelle
Zachary Reyna Memorial PlaygroundIn Hendry LaBelle Civic Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.5 mi
Bob Paul Groves1.7 mi
trails0.7 mi
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
7Tennis
6Soccer
5Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in LaBelle
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 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 75 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
December is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in LaBelle →
Next door
LaBelle and its neighbors
LaBelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaBelle | 8% | 0.5 | 144 | 89% | A |
| Fort Denaud | under 1% | 0.2 | 11 | 7% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in LaBelle
Where can I hike in LaBelle?
The longest trail networks: Caloosahatchee Basin Water Storage Reservoir, 1.2 miles; LaBelle Nature Park, 1 miles; Hendry LaBelle Civic Park, 0.6 miles; Barron Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of LaBelle 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 LaBelle’s trails?
Caloosahatchee Basin Water Storage Reservoir and LaBelle Nature Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in LaBelle?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near LaBelle?
27,431 acres of parks and open public land lie inside LaBelle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 744 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does LaBelle have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #60 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 LaBelle 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 →