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Outdoors in Town 'n' Country

14% of Town 'n' Country’s land is conserved: 1,976 acres

The biggest trail networks: Town-n-Country Preserve (0.7 mi). 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2,009 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents.

Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #109 of 638 in Florida. What drives it

Conserved land

14%

1,976 acres · of 22.3 sq mi of land

Trails

8.4 mi

0.4 per sq mi of land

Park land

2,009 ac

23 acres per 1,000 residents

Near a park

85%

of residents within ½ mile

Bike routes

35 mi

26 mi lanes · 7.2 mi paths

Lakes & rivers

1 boat launch

What kind of outdoors town is Town 'n' Country?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild14% of the land is conserved; a typical Florida town, 3%.Parks close to home85% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Town 'n' Country have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Town 'n' Country is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #109 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.

A⁻

OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Town 'n' Country’s overall grade.

Conserved land14% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A⁻Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,009 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B⁺Parks close to home85% 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 80%

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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 83%

Water is 9% of Town 'n' Country’s area (2 of 24 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 13%.

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

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 Town-n-Country Preserve, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Town-n-Country Preserve

Nature preserve

127 acres0.7 mi of trail

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the trail sign

Shimberg Soccer Park

Park

37 acres0.1 mi of trail

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Town ’N Country Park

Managed by Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department

24 acres

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Hamilton Park

Park

21 acres

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yet

All 15 parks & preserves

Town-n-Country Preserve127 acres · 0.7 mi of trail

Directions

Timberlane Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Shimberg Soccer Park37 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Town ’N Country Park24 acres · Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department

Hamilton Park21 acres

Jackson Springs Park9 acres

Sandra Perrone Recreation Center9 acres

Town N' Country Commons8 acres · Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation

Woodlake Park5 acres

Directions

Sweetwater Park4 acres

Ron Henley Park4 acres

Directions

Trailhead Park - Upper Tampa Bay Trail2 acres

Directions

Westbay Park2 acres

Skyway Park1 acres

Deerfield Park1 acres

Who protects it

1,976 conserved acres

14% of Town 'n' Country’s land. Water is left out: Town 'n' Country has 22.3 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Town 'n' Country’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1,851 ac

County1,390 ac

Local Other or Unknown · 1,308 acState Conservation Area · 1,227 acLocal Conservation Area · 583 acLocal Park · 124 ac

The biggest protected parcels

Parcel (PAD-US)	Managed by	Acres	Public access
Open Space Local Other or Unknown	County	1,268	Open
Bower Tract Preserve State Conservation Area	Town or city	1,227	Open
Rocky Creek Coastal Preserve Local Conservation Area	Town or city	350	Open
Town and Country Preserve Local Conservation Area	Town or city	130	Open
Pam Callahan Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area	Town or city	103	Open
Upper Tampa Bay Park Local Other or Unknown	Town or city	40	Open
Shimberg Sports Complex Local Park	County	36	Open
Sweetwater Park Local Park	County	20	Open
Hamilton Park Local Park	County	20	Open
Jackson Springs Recreation Center Local Park	County	10	Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

17 places to go in Town 'n' Country

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Dog parks in Town 'n' Country

Mainsail Dog Park

Directions

Northwest Dog Park

Directions

Northwest Dog Park

Directions

Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.

Trails & water

2 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers

Named trails

Unpaved · 6.4 mi

Yellow Trail0.4 mi

Red Trail0.3 mi

Lakes & rivers tap for directions

Equus Meadow Pondlake Mainsail Main Pondpond Mainsail Pondpond The Pondlake Channel A Sweetwater Creek

Biking & sports

35 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

26 mi

painted or protected bike lanes

7.2 mi

off-road bike paths

1.8 mi

shoulders & shared lanes

Courts & fields

44Tennis

17Baseball

15Basketball

4Soccer

4Beach volleyball

3Football

1Volleyball

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 Town 'n' Country

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)	10.5	11.2	11.9	12.8	13.5	13.9	13.8	13.1	12.3	11.4	10.7	10.4
High (°F)	70	73	77	82	87	90	91	90	89	84	77	73
Rain (in)	3.0	2.4	2.9	2.6	2.9	7.8	8.8	9.4	6.5	2.8	1.7	2.6

November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Town 'n' Country →

Next door

Town 'n' Country and its neighbors

Town 'n' Country has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Tampa46 mi Town 'n' Country8.4 mi Citrus Park2.5 mi Westchase1.8 mi Egypt Lake-Leto0.0 mi

Town	Conserved of land	Trail mi per sq mi	Park acres per 1,000	Near a park ½ mile	Outdoors
Town 'n' Country	14%	0.4	23	85%	A⁻
Tampa	9%	0.4	14	89%	B⁺
Egypt Lake-Leto	1%	under 0.1	1	50%	D
Citrus Park	1%	0.2	3	74%	C
Westchase	4%	0.2	8	36%	C⁺

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Town 'n' Country

Where can I hike in Town 'n' Country?

The longest trail networks: Town-n-Country Preserve, 0.7 miles; Shimberg Soccer Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Town 'n' Country is conserved land?

14% 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 Town 'n' Country’s trails?

Town-n-Country Preserve and Shimberg Soccer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Town 'n' Country?

35 miles of bike routes are on the map: 26 of painted or protected lanes, 7.2 of off-road paths and 1.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Town 'n' Country?

29,766 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Town 'n' Country or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,009 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Town 'n' Country have?

Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #109 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 Town 'n' Country 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 →

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14% of Town 'n' Country’s land is conserved: 1,976 acres

What kind of outdoors town is Town 'n' Country?

How much outdoors does Town 'n' Country have?

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Pick a walk

Town-n-Country Preserve

Shimberg Soccer Park

Town ’N Country Park

Hamilton Park

1,976 conserved acres

17 places to go in Town 'n' Country

2 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers

35 miles of bike routes

April is the best month for walking in Town 'n' Country

Town 'n' Country and its neighbors

Questions about parks and trails in Town 'n' Country

Trail talk

Where this page comes from