Myakka River State Park
Nature preserve
68 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Miakka School House · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Old Miakka
Old Miakka has 206 acres of parks, 113 for every 1,000 residents
17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Old Miakka’s land is conserved, about 493 acres. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Old Miakka, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
493 acres · of 12.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
206 ac
113 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
20 ft
Caloosa Indian Mound
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Old Miakka?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Old Miakka have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Old Miakka is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Old Miakka’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land113 acres of park per 1,000 residents (206 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home17% 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 56%
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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
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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
493 conserved acres
6% of Old Miakka’s land. Who manages Old Miakka’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners185 ac
County132 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits91 ac
State parks78 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)7 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 185 acLocal Conservation Area · 132 acPrivate Conservation · 91 acState Park · 78 acConservation Easement · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley Museum and Nature Center Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 185 | Closed |
| Old Miakka Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 132 | Open |
| Myakka River State Park State Park | State parks | 78 | Open |
| Myakka Beecher Property Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 60 | Closed |
| Florida Sportsmen's Land Trust Myakka Parcel Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 30 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Old Miakka
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Old Miakka
Caloosa Indian Mound20 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.6 mi
Ground Trail0.8 mi
Boardwalk Trail0.5 mi
Pine Level Trail0.4 mi
Self-Guided Trail0.3 mi
Children's Discovery Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Miakka School HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Old Miakka
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 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Old Miakka →
Questions about parks and trails in Old Miakka
How much of Old Miakka is conserved land?
6% 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 Old Miakka’s trails?
Myakka River State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Old Miakka?
64,455 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Old Miakka or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 206 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Old Miakka have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Old Miakka 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 →