Christina Park
Park
17 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Lakeland Highlands
Few parks or trails are on the map in Lakeland Highlands
The biggest trail networks: Christina Park (0.9 mi). 18 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #506 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
115 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
7
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lakeland Highlands have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lakeland Highlands is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #506 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lakeland Highlands’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home30% 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 25%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 21%
Water is 14% of Lakeland Highlands’ area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lakeland Highlands. 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 C− 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
The longest trail network is Christina Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
115 conserved acres
4% of Lakeland Highlands’ land. Water is left out: Lakeland Highlands has 4.9 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lakeland Highlands’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits99 ac
County17 ac
Conservation Easement · 99 acLocal Park · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 99 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Park Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
Trails & water
7 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
5Baseball
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 Lakeland Highlands
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 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 75 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and August 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 Lakeland Highlands →
Next door
Lakeland Highlands and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Lakeland Highlands
Where can I hike in Lakeland Highlands?
The longest trail networks: Christina Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lakeland Highlands is conserved land?
4% 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 Lakeland Highlands’ trails?
Christina Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lakeland Highlands?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lakeland Highlands?
8,679 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lakeland Highlands or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lakeland Highlands have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #506 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 Lakeland Highlands 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 →