Hickey Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve
Nature preserve
522 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lehigh Acres
Lehigh Acres has 46 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Hickey Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve (1.9 mi), Veteran's Community Park (0.6 mi). 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Lehigh Acres’ land is conserved, about 1,072 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #414 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
1,072 acres · of 92.7 sq mi of land
Trails
46 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,102 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
8.2 mi lanes · 3.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
10
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lehigh Acres have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lehigh Acres is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #414 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lehigh Acres’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (46 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land8.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,102 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home26% 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 36%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 35%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Lehigh Acres ranks #385 on Outdoors.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Hickey Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veteran's Community Park
Park
76 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Lehigh Acres Community Park North
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Lehigh Acres Trailhead Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Hickey Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve522 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Veteran's Community Park76 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsLehigh Acres Trailhead Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJim Fleming Ecological Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJim Fleming Ecological Park Wetland Area2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLehigh Acres Community Park North22 acres
DirectionsCharlie R. Matheny Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,072 conserved acres
2% of Lehigh Acres’ land. Who manages Lehigh Acres’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts814 ac
County322 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 473 acLocal Recreation Area · 389 acLocal Park · 253 acLocal Conservation Area · 19 acWatershed Protection Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbriar Swamp Preserve Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 391 | Unknown |
| Savannah Lakes Local Recreation Area | Regional Water Districts | 387 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | County | 131 | Open |
| Hickey's Creek/Greenbriar Connector Local Other or Unknown | County | 82 | Open |
| Hickey'S Creek Mitigation Park Local Park | County | 67 | Open |
| Meadowbrook Park Local Park | Regional Water Districts | 34 | Open |
| Lehigh Acres Community Park North Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Charlie's Marsh Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| Lehigh Community Center & Library Local Recreation Area | County | 2 | Open |
| Harn's Marsh Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 2 | Closed |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Lehigh Acres
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Lehigh Acres
Lehigh Community PoolIn Lehigh Acres Community Park North
DirectionsPlus 1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Lehigh Acres
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Lehigh Acres
Large DogsIn Veteran's Community Park
DirectionsSmall DogsIn Veteran's Community Park
DirectionsTrails & water
10 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
27Tennis
11Soccer
11Baseball
9Basketball
3Football
2Beach volleyball
1Cricket
1Skate park
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 Lehigh Acres
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) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lehigh Acres →
Next door
Lehigh Acres and its neighbors
Lehigh Acres has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Acres | 2% | 0.5 | 8 | 26% | C+ |
| Buckingham | 18% | 1.1 | 362 | 92% | A+ |
| Alva | 13% | 1.7 | 374 | 67% | A |
| Fort Myers | 8% | 1.0 | 23 | 75% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lehigh Acres
Where can I hike in Lehigh Acres?
The longest trail networks: Hickey Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve, 1.9 miles; Veteran's Community Park, 0.6 miles; Lehigh Acres Trailhead Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lehigh Acres is conserved land?
2% 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 Lehigh Acres’ trails?
Hickey Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve and Veteran's Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lehigh Acres?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.2 of painted or protected lanes and 3.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lehigh Acres?
39,298 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lehigh Acres or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,102 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lehigh Acres have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #414 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 Lehigh Acres 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 →