Okeechobee Kiwanis Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Okeechobee
Okeechobee has 16 acres of parks, 3.0 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Okeechobee, 0.2 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #499 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
15 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Okeechobee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Okeechobee is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #499 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Okeechobee’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home58% 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 26%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 22%
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
1% of Okeechobee’s land. Who manages Okeechobee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
County7 ac
Local Recreation Area · 9 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwanis Park/County Skate Park Local Recreation Area | County | 7 | Open |
| Flagler Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Okeechobee
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 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (2.1 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 Okeechobee →
Questions about parks and trails in Okeechobee
How much of Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee’s trails?
Okeechobee Kiwanis Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Okeechobee?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Okeechobee?
4,258 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Okeechobee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Okeechobee have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #499 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 Okeechobee 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 →