Stearns Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JaconaFrere · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Valrico
Valrico has 6.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
172 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Valrico’s land is conserved, about 174 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #409 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
174 acres · of 13.8 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
172 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.8 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Valrico have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Valrico is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #409 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Valrico’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (172 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks 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 36%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 36%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Somerset Community Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
174 conserved acres
2% of Valrico’s land. Who manages Valrico’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city134 ac
County41 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 134 acLocal Park · 39 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boy Scout Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 134 | Open |
| Valrico Recreation Center Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Stearns Road Park Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Buckhorn Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Valrico
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Valrico
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Hole #10.2 mi
Family Court0.2 mi
Hole #2 Cartpath0.1 mi
Clyde Roach Place0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
9Tennis
4Basketball
4Pickleball
3Beach volleyball
2Baseball
1Football
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 Valrico
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 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Valrico →
Next door
Valrico and its neighbors
Valrico has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valrico | 2% | 0.5 | 4 | 45% | C+ |
| Fish Hawk | 33% | 1.3 | 116 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Bloomingdale | 5% | under 0.1 | 12 | 63% | C+ |
| Brandon | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 65% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Valrico
How much of Valrico is conserved land?
2% 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 Valrico’s trails?
Stearns Park and Somerset Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Valrico?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Valrico?
42,825 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valrico or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 172 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Valrico have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #409 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 Valrico 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 →