Orange Park Sports & Recreational Park
Park
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Orange Park
Orange Park has 48 acres of parks, 5.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Orange Park, 0.2 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #472 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
21 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
48 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.9 mi
3.9 mi lanes · 1.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Orange Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Orange Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orange Park is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #472 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 Orange Park’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 (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (48 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home64% 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 29%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 26%
Water is 32% of Orange Park’s area (2 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clarke House Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Town Hall Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
TC Miller Community Center
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
1% of Orange Park’s land. Water is left out: Orange Park has 3.6 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Orange Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city21 ac
Local Park · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opaa Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Orange Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Orange Park
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
6.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
1.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Skate park
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
WinterbourneBuilding · listed 1996
About itJoseph Green HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About itOrange Park Elementary SchoolBuilding · listed 1998
About itOrange Park Negro Elementary SchoolBuilding · listed 1998
About itRiver Road Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1998
About itWilliam Clarke EstateBuilding · listed 1998
About itWilliam Helffrich HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About itWilliam Westcott HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Orange Park
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
November is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Orange Park →
Next door
Orange Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jacksonville436 miFleming Island14 miLakeside1.2 miOrange Park0.6 miBellair-Meadowbrook Terrace0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Park | 1% | 0.2 | 5 | 64% | C |
| Lakeside | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 50% | D |
| Fleming Island | 4% | 0.9 | 14 | 60% | B |
| Jacksonville | 18% | 0.6 | 45 | 62% | A− |
| Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace | 12% | 0.1 | 1 | 31% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orange Park
How much of Orange Park 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 Orange Park’s trails?
Orange Park Sports & Recreational Park and Clarke House Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Orange Park?
6.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of painted or protected lanes, 1.6 of off-road paths and 1.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Orange Park?
9,921 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orange Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orange Park have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #472 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 Orange Park 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 →