Minneola Athletic Complex
Managed by Lake County Office of Parks & Trails
26 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Minneola
Minneola has 104 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Minneola Athletic Complex (0.7 mi). 1% of Minneola’s land is conserved, about 83 acres. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Minneola, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #426 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
83 acres · of 11.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
104 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
7.9 mi lanes · 8.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Minneola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Minneola is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #426 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Minneola’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (104 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home70% 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 34%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 33%
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 Minneola Athletic Complex, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Minneola Trailhead Park
Managed by City of Minneola
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lake Apopka Restoration Area
Managed by St. Johns River Water Management District
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Green Mountain Scenic Overlook & Trailhead
Managed by Lake County Office of Parks & Trails
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Who protects it
83 conserved acres
1% of Minneola’s land. Who manages Minneola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city82 ac
Regional Water Districts1 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 83 acLocal Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Park / Minneola Athletic Complex Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Minneola Trailhead Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| East Chester Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Edgewood Park Place Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Lake Apopka Restoration Area Local Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Restricted |
| Winding Oaks Way Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Minneola Lakewood Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| North Shore Overlook And Trailhead Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Minneola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Minneola
Playground Minneola Athletic ComlexIn Minneola Athletic Complex
DirectionsPlayground Minneola Trailhead ParkIn Minneola Trailhead Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Sugarloaf Mountain TrailBike route
0.8 miCourts & fields
5Basketball
5Baseball
4Softball
1Soccer
1Football
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 Minneola
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) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.9 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 Minneola →
Next door
Minneola and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Minneola
Where can I hike in Minneola?
The longest trail networks: Minneola Athletic Complex, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Minneola is conserved land?
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 Minneola’s trails?
Minneola Athletic Complex and Minneola Trailhead Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Minneola?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.9 of painted or protected lanes and 8.6 of off-road paths. Named routes: Sugarloaf Mountain Trail.
Is there public land near Minneola?
8,695 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minneola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Minneola have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #426 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 Minneola 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 →