Amberjack Environmental Park
Nature preserve
222 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Rotonda
Rotonda has 18 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
255 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Rotonda’s land is conserved, about 253 acres.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #213 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
253 acres · of 10.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
255 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
7.4 mi lanes · 3.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Rotonda?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rotonda have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rotonda is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #213 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles 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 Rotonda’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (255 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home20% 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 63%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 67%
Water is 8% of Rotonda’s area (1 of 12 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 C+ to A−. 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 Amberjack Environmental Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
253 conserved acres
4% of Rotonda’s land. Water is left out: Rotonda has 10.7 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rotonda’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County253 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 253 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amberjack Environmental Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 221 | Open |
| Rotunda Community Park and Preserve Local Other or Unknown | County | 32 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rotonda
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rotonda
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.4 mi
Rotonda Plaza1.0 mi
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
6Pickleball
3Basketball
1Golf
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 Rotonda
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 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 74 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
November is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rotonda →
Questions about parks and trails in Rotonda
Where can I hike in Rotonda?
The longest trail networks: Amberjack Environmental Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rotonda is conserved land?
4% 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 Rotonda’s trails?
Amberjack Environmental Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rotonda?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.4 of painted or protected lanes and 3.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rotonda?
12,145 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rotonda or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 255 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rotonda have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #213 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 Rotonda 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 →