Cypress Creek Preserve
Nature preserve
787 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Land O' Lakes
7% of Land O' Lakes’ land is conserved: 896 acres
956 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Land O' Lakes, 0.1 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #283 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
896 acres · of 19.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
956 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
23 mi
23 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
29
5 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Land O' Lakes have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Land O' Lakes is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #283 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Land O' Lakes’ overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (956 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home65% 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 54%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 56%
Water is 10% of Land O' Lakes’ area (2 of 21 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Padgett Estates East Civic Association
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rosebud Continuum Sustainability Center
Nature preserve
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Cypress Creek Preserve787 acres
Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex74 acres
Lake Padgett Estates East Civic Association22 acres
Rosebud Continuum Sustainability Center19 acres
Land O' Lakes Heritage Park17 acres
Laird Park at East Lake7 acres
Lake Padgett Park4 acres
Turtle Lakes Park3 acres
Lake Saxon Park1 acres
East Lake Park1 acres
Who protects it
896 conserved acres
7% of Land O' Lakes’ land. Water is left out: Land O' Lakes has 19.0 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Land O' Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts793 ac
County102 ac
Local Resource Management Area · 793 acLocal Park · 102 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Creek Flood Detention Area Local Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 793 | Open |
| Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex Local Park | County | 78 | Open |
| Land O' Lakes Community Park Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Turtle Lake Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
27 places to go in Land O' Lakes
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Land O' Lakes
20 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Land O' Lakes
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Land O' Lakes
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
29 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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Biking & sports
23 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
23 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
30Tennis
19Basketball
12Baseball
9Soccer
5Equestrian
4Pickleball
4Beach volleyball
3Football
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 Land O' Lakes
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) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Land O' Lakes →
Next door
Land O' Lakes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land O' Lakes | 7% | 0.1 | 25 | 65% | B− |
| Lutz | 12% | 0.2 | 70 | 46% | B+ |
| Wesley Chapel | 2% | 0.2 | 4 | 72% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Land O' Lakes
How much of Land O' Lakes is conserved land?
7% 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 Land O' Lakes’ trails?
Cypress Creek Preserve and Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Land O' Lakes?
23 miles of bike routes are on the map: 23 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Land O' Lakes?
48,033 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Land O' Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 956 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Land O' Lakes have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #283 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 Land O' Lakes 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 →