Tropical Estates Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Westwood Lakes
Westwood Lakes has 25 acres of parks, 2.3 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Westwood Lakes’ land is conserved, about 22 acres.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #520 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
22 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
2.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Westwood Lakes?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Westwood Lakes have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Westwood Lakes is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #520 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Westwood Lakes’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home82% 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 23%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 19%
Water is 8% of Westwood Lakes’ area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Westwood Lakes. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Westwood Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
2% of Westwood Lakes’ land. Water is left out: Westwood Lakes has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Westwood Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County22 ac
Local Park · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snapper Creek Trail Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Tropical Estates Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Westwood Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
Biking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
off-road bike paths
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Westwood 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 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (2.1 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 Westwood Lakes →
Next door
Westwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Lakes | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 82% | C− |
| Kendale Lakes | 3% | 0.3 | 3 | 90% | B− |
| Westchester | 6% | 0.9 | 6 | 78% | B |
| Olympia Heights | 17% | 1.4 | 25 | 91% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Westwood Lakes
How much of Westwood Lakes 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 Westwood Lakes’ trails?
Tropical Estates Park and Westwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Westwood Lakes?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of off-road paths and 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Westwood Lakes?
23,540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Westwood Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Westwood Lakes have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #520 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 Westwood Lakes 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 →