Big Oak Park
Managed by Orange County Parks & Recreation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Pine Castle
Pine Castle has 4 acres of parks, 0.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Castle, 0.1 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #568 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
0.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
4
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine Castle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Castle is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #568 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Castle’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home56% 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 15%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 11%
Water is 10% of Pine Castle’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pine Castle. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Pine Castle’s land. Water is left out: Pine Castle has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pine Castle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners2 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Oak Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Randolph Street Boat Ramp Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Bywater Boat Ramp Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pine Castle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Pine Castle
Bywater Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
4Basketball
2Tennis
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 Pine Castle
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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pine Castle →
Next door
Pine Castle and its neighbors
Pine Castle has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Castle | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 56% | D |
| Belle Isle | 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 67% | C |
| Sky Lake | 1% | 0.2 | 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 Pine Castle
How much of Pine Castle is conserved land?
under 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 Pine Castle’s trails?
Big Oak Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pine Castle?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Pine Castle?
6,384 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Castle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Castle have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #568 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 Pine Castle 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 →