Seminole State Forest
Nature preserve
807 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Kathryn
More than half of Lake Kathryn’s land is conserved: 53%
53% of Lake Kathryn’s land is conserved, about 933 acres. The biggest trail networks: Seminole State Forest (1.3 mi). 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Kathryn, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
53%
933 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Kathryn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Kathryn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Kathryn is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Kathryn’s overall grade.
Conserved land53% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 37%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
The longest trail network is Seminole State Forest, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
933 conserved acres
53% of Lake Kathryn’s land. Who manages Lake Kathryn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land765 ac
U.S. Forest Service168 ac
State Resource Management Area · 765 acNational Forest · 168 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole State Forest State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 765 | Open |
| Ocala National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 168 | Open |
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Lake Kathryn
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 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
November is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Kathryn →
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Kathryn
Where can I hike in Lake Kathryn?
The longest trail networks: Seminole State Forest, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Kathryn is conserved land?
53% 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 Kathryn’s trails?
Seminole State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Kathryn?
114,265 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Kathryn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 939 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Kathryn have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Lake Kathryn 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 →