Few parks or trails are on the map in Oak Ridge
27% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns · #621 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Oak Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oak Ridge is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns, #621 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
6 places to go in Oak Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
4.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Oak Ridge
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 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oak Ridge →
Oak Ridge and its neighbors
Oak Ridge has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 27% | D− |
| Orlando | 6% | 0.4 | 11 | 88% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oak Ridge
How much of Oak Ridge is conserved land?
under 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.
Where can I bike in Oak Ridge?
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Oak Ridge?
6,166 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oak Ridge have?
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #621 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 Oak Ridge neighbors.
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 →