Kiwanis Park
Managed by Charlotte County Community Services
29 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
El Jobean Post Office and General Store · Photo: Wknight94 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte has 350 acres of parks, 5.3 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Kiwanis Park (1.4 mi), Ollie's Pond Park (1 mi). 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Port Charlotte, 0.2 per square mile of land. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #396 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
524 acres · of 28.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
350 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 5 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Port Charlotte have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Port Charlotte is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #396 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Port Charlotte’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (350 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home69% 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 38%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 38%
Water is 12% of Port Charlotte’s area (4 of 32 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
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 Kiwanis Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park
Park
39 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Spring Lake Park
Park
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Harold Avenue Park
Park
41 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 20 parks & preserves
Kiwanis Park29 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Charlotte County Community Services
Ollie's Pond Park40 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsWilliam R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park39 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsSpring Lake Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHarold Avenue Park41 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPort Charlotte Beach Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsAudubon-Pennington Nature Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCharlotte Harbor Preserve State Park415 acres
DirectionsFranz Ross Park27 acres
Maracaibo Kidspace Park11 acres
DirectionsShirley Park8 acres
Higgs Park5 acres
DirectionsMcGuire Park4 acres
DirectionsLake Betty Park4 acres
DirectionsMidway Park4 acres
DirectionsSalyers Park3 acres
Severin Park2 acres
Ott Circle Park2 acres
Sharon Circle Park1 acres
Price Circle Park1 acres
Who protects it
524 conserved acres
3% of Port Charlotte’s land. Water is left out: Port Charlotte has 28.5 square miles of land and 3.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Port Charlotte’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County513 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits11 ac
Mitigation Land or Bank · 185 acLocal Park · 143 acLocal Other or Unknown · 115 acLocal Recreation Area · 69 acPrivate Conservation · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tippecanoe II Florida Scrub-jay Mitigation Area Mitigation Land or Bank | County | 185 | Open |
| Ollie's Pond Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 43 | Open |
| Harold Avenue Park Local Recreation Area | County | 41 | Open |
| Sunrise Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 40 | Open |
| Unknown Open Space Local Other or Unknown | County | 33 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | County | 31 | Open |
| Franz Ross Park Local Recreation Area | County | 29 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Port Charlotte Beach Park Local Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Maracaibo Park / Kidspace Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
23 places to go in Port Charlotte
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Port Charlotte
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Port Charlotte
Kidspace PlaygroundIn Maracaibo Kidspace Park
DirectionsStar Mountain
DirectionsPlus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Port Charlotte
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
19Tennis
18Basketball
12Baseball
3Football
1Beach volleyball
1Multi-sport
1Soccer
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 Port Charlotte
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 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
December is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Port Charlotte →
Next door
Port Charlotte and its neighbors
Port Charlotte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Charlotte | 3% | 0.2 | 5 | 69% | C+ |
| Charlotte Harbor | 2% | 0.1 | 8 | 75% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Port Charlotte
Where can I hike in Port Charlotte?
The longest trail networks: Kiwanis Park, 1.4 miles; Ollie's Pond Park, 1 miles; William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park, 0.4 miles; Spring Lake Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Port Charlotte 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 Port Charlotte’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Kiwanis Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Port Charlotte?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Port Charlotte?
19,802 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port Charlotte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 350 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Port Charlotte have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #396 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 Port Charlotte 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 →