Naval Air Station Richmond Headquarters Building · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.09% of Three Lakes’ land is conserved: 179 acres
76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 181 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #355 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Three Lakes have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Three Lakes is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #355 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 17% of Three Lakes’ area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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179 conserved acres
9% of Three Lakes’ land. Water is left out: Three Lakes has 3.2 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Three Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiami #8 (Nixon Smiley Addition) Pineland Local Other or Unknown | County | 66 | Open |
| Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 62 | Open |
| Tamiami Pineland Complex Addition Local Other or Unknown | County | 25 | Open |
| Three Lakes Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Deerwood Bonita Lakes Park Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
1 places to go in Three Lakes
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Three Lakes
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 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 79 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Three Lakes →
Three Lakes and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Lakes | 9% | under 0.1 | 11 | 76% | C+ |
| The Crossings | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 85% | C− |
| Richmond Heights | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 98% | C |
| Kendall | 3% | 0.3 | 4 | 80% | C+ |
| Country Walk | 2% | 0.2 | 1 | 63% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Three Lakes
How much of Three Lakes is conserved land?
9% 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 Three Lakes’ trails?
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve and Deerwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Three Lakes?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Three Lakes?
56,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Three Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 181 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Three Lakes have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #355 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 Three Lakes neighbors.
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 →