Orange Drive Linear Park
Park
17 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Rey Valls · CC BY 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Southwest Ranches
13% of Southwest Ranches’ land is conserved: 1,065 acres
13 miles of mapped trail cross Southwest Ranches, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Orange Drive Linear Park (1.4 mi), Frontier Trails Park (1.3 mi), Sunshine Ranches Equestrian Park (1.2 mi). 220 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #81 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
1,065 acres · of 13.0 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
220 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
10 mi
10 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Southwest Ranches?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Southwest Ranches have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Southwest Ranches is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #81 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Southwest Ranches’ overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (220 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks 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 85%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 87%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Orange Drive Linear Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Frontier Trails Park
Park
30 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sunshine Ranches Equestrian Park
Park
21 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trailside "Founders" Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 8 parks & preserves
Orange Drive Linear Park17 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Frontier Trails Park30 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Sunshine Ranches Equestrian Park21 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Rolling Oaks Park44 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsTrailside "Founders" Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Country Estates Park17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSouthwest Meadows Sanctuary25 acres
DirectionsCalusa Corners Park12 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,065 conserved acres
13% of Southwest Ranches’ land. Who manages Southwest Ranches’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts1,167 ac
Town or city139 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government133 ac
County30 ac
Not recorded763 ac
Conservation Easement · 960 acState Resource Management Area · 689 acWatershed Protection Area · 370 acLocal Resource Management Area · 74 acLocal Other or Unknown · 64 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 132 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Conservation Area 3B State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 689 | Open |
| East Coast Buffer Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 370 | Closed |
| Water ConservationArea 3A Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 74 | Open |
| Rolling Oaks Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Frontier Trails Park and Rookery Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Sunshine Ranches Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Southwest Meadows Sanctuary Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 19 | Restricted |
| Country Estates Open Space and Fishing Hole Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Calusa Corners Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Southwest Ranches
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Southwest Ranches
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
10 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
10 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Equestrian
1Basketball
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 Southwest Ranches
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
January is the driest month (2.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 9.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Southwest Ranches →
Next door
Southwest Ranches and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Ranches | 13% | 1.0 | 29 | 69% | A− |
| Pembroke Pines | 16% | 0.6 | 5 | 75% | B+ |
| Davie | 8% | 1.2 | 17 | 89% | A− |
| Cooper City | 6% | 1.6 | 12 | 96% | A− |
| Weston | 37% | 1.7 | 17 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Southwest Ranches
Where can I hike in Southwest Ranches?
The longest trail networks: Orange Drive Linear Park, 1.4 miles; Frontier Trails Park, 1.3 miles; Sunshine Ranches Equestrian Park, 1.2 miles; Rolling Oaks Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Southwest Ranches is conserved land?
13% 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 Southwest Ranches’ trails?
Orange Drive Linear Park and Frontier Trails Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Southwest Ranches?
10 miles of bike routes are on the map: 10 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Southwest Ranches?
11,632 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Southwest Ranches or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 596 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Southwest Ranches have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #81 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 Southwest Ranches 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 →