Bruce Martin Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Hamilton
Lake Hamilton has 3 acres of parks, 1.6 for every 1,000 residents
53% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Hamilton, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #544 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.7 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
4
1 beach
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Hamilton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Hamilton is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #544 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Hamilton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home53% 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 20%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 15%
Water is 17% of Lake Hamilton’s area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lake Hamilton. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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.
Things to do
1 places to go in Lake Hamilton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lake Hamilton
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
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 Lake Hamilton
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) | 72 | 75 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Hamilton →
Next door
Lake Hamilton and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hamilton | under 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 53% | C− |
| Haines City | 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 37% | C− |
| Dundee | 1% | 0.4 | 12 | 56% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Hamilton
How much of Lake Hamilton is conserved land?
under 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 Lake Hamilton’s trails?
Bruce Martin Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lake Hamilton?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lake Hamilton?
11,575 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Hamilton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Hamilton have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #544 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 Lake Hamilton 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 →