Potter Park
Park
31 acres0.5 mi of trail
Crocker Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Palmer Ranch
Palmer Ranch has 8.8 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Potter Park (0.5 mi). 170 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Palmer Ranch’s land is conserved, about 168 acres.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #210 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
168 acres · of 7.5 sq mi of land
Trails
8.8 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
170 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
30 mi
23 mi lanes · 6.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Palmer Ranch?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palmer Ranch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palmer Ranch is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #210 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palmer Ranch’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (170 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home65% 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 63%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 67%
Water is 8% of Palmer Ranch’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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 Potter Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
168 conserved acres
3% of Palmer Ranch’s land. Water is left out: Palmer Ranch has 7.5 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Palmer Ranch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County168 ac
Local Park · 84 acLocal Other or Unknown · 42 acLocal Recreation Area · 36 acLocal Conservation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culverhouse Nature Park Local Park | County | 82 | Open |
| Potter Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 42 | Open |
| Legacy Trail Local Recreation Area | County | 36 | Open |
| Stoneybrook Nature Trail Local Conservation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Legacy Trail Parking Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Palmer Ranch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Palmer Ranch
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Crocker Loop0.4 mi
Biking & sports
30 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
23 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
6.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
23Tennis
6Pickleball
6Basketball
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 Palmer Ranch
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) | 72 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palmer Ranch →
Next door
Palmer Ranch and its neighbors
Palmer Ranch has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Ranch | 3% | 1.2 | 10 | 65% | B |
| Osprey | 16% | 0.9 | 90 | 82% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palmer Ranch
Where can I hike in Palmer Ranch?
The longest trail networks: Potter Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Palmer Ranch is conserved land?
3% 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 Palmer Ranch’s trails?
Potter Park and Culverhouse Nature Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Palmer Ranch?
30 miles of bike routes are on the map: 23 of painted or protected lanes and 6.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Palmer Ranch?
38,196 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmer Ranch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 170 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palmer Ranch have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #210 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 Palmer Ranch 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 →