Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park
Managed by SJRWMD
4,261 acres24.8 mi of trail
Red Blaze TrailWhite Blaze TrailOrange Blaze TrailYellow Blaze Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Wedgefield
28% of Wedgefield’s land is conserved: 4,262 acres
28 miles of mapped trail cross Wedgefield, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park (24.8 mi). 8 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #267 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
28%
4,262 acres · of 23.3 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
12 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Wedgefield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wedgefield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wedgefield is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #267 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wedgefield’s overall grade.
Conserved land28% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (28 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home29% 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 56%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 58%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park, with 24.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wedgefield Park
Managed by Orange County Parks & Recreation
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
4,262 conserved acres
28% of Wedgefield’s land. Who manages Wedgefield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts4,178 ac
County84 ac
Local Conservation Area · 4,178 acLocal Other or Unknown · 77 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park Local Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 4,178 | Restricted |
| Ranger Property Local Other or Unknown | County | 77 | Unknown |
| Wedgefield Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Wedgefield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wedgefield
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Wedgefield
White Loop Group CampsiteIn Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.0 miHorses · 10.0 miUnpaved · 22.4 mi
Red Blaze Trail6.1 mi
White Blaze Trail4.5 mi
Orange Blaze Trail0.9 mi
Yellow Blaze Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
12 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball
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 Wedgefield
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 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wedgefield →
Next door
Wedgefield and its neighbors
Wedgefield has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgefield | 28% | 1.2 | 1 | 29% | B |
| Alafaya | 2% | 0.2 | 2 | 52% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wedgefield
Where can I hike in Wedgefield?
The longest trail networks: Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park, 24.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wedgefield is conserved land?
28% 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 Wedgefield’s trails?
Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park and Wedgefield Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wedgefield?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Wedgefield?
18,815 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wedgefield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wedgefield have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #267 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 Wedgefield 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 →