Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park
Park
144 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Okeechobee Battlefield · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Taylor Creek
Taylor Creek has 147 acres of parks, 33 for every 1,000 residents
2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Taylor Creek, 0.9 per square mile of land. 7% of Taylor Creek’s land is conserved, about 146 acres. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #152 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
146 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
147 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Taylor Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Taylor Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Taylor Creek is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #152 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Taylor Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land33 acres of park per 1,000 residents (147 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home45% 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 73%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 76%
Water is 11% of Taylor Creek’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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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
146 conserved acres
7% of Taylor Creek’s land. Water is left out: Taylor Creek has 3.0 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Taylor Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks146 ac
State Historic or Cultural Area · 146 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeechobee Battlefield State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 146 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Taylor Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Taylor Creek
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
L-63N0.8 mi
Southeast 33rd Terrace0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Taylor Creek
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 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Taylor Creek →
Questions about parks and trails in Taylor Creek
How much of Taylor Creek is conserved land?
7% 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 Taylor Creek’s trails?
Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Taylor Creek?
4,784 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Taylor Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 147 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Taylor Creek have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #152 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 Taylor Creek 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 →