Oakland Nature Preserve
Managed by Oakland Nature Preserve
126 acres3.5 mi of trail
Red TrailYellow TrailBoardwalk TrailGreen Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: עדירל · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Oakland
Oakland has 5.2 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Oakland Nature Preserve (3.5 mi). 9% of Oakland’s land is conserved, about 144 acres. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #158 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
144 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
4.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.6 mi
2.7 mi lanes · 3.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Oakland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakland is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #158 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oakland’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home71% 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 71%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 75%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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 Oakland Nature Preserve, with 3.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Speer Park
Managed by Town of Oakland
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Killarney Station
Managed by Orange County Parks & Recreation
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Hull Avenue Park
Managed by Town of Oakland
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
144 conserved acres
9% of Oakland’s land. Who manages Oakland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners126 ac
Town or city11 ac
County7 ac
Private Conservation · 126 acLocal Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Private owners | 126 | Closed |
| West Orange Trail-Killarney Station Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Speer Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Vanderly Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| West Orange Trail-Oakland Outpost Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Westside Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hull Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Oakland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oakland
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Oakland
Oakland Park Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
8 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.8 mi
Red Trail1.0 mi
Yellow Trail0.7 mi
Boardwalk Trail0.6 mi
Green Trail0.3 mi
Blue Trail0.2 mi
Orange Trail0.2 mi
Purple Trail0.1 mi
White Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
5.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Pickleball
1Tennis
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 Oakland
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 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oakland →
Next door
Oakland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 9% | 2.1 | 5 | 71% | B+ |
| Winter Garden | 3% | 0.7 | 9 | 67% | B |
| Clermont | 3% | 0.7 | 8 | 45% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oakland
Where can I hike in Oakland?
The longest trail networks: Oakland Nature Preserve, 3.5 miles; Speer Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oakland is conserved land?
9% 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 Oakland’s trails?
Oakland Nature Preserve and Speer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oakland?
5.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of painted or protected lanes and 3.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oakland?
8,637 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oakland have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #158 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 Oakland 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 →