Town Square Park
Managed by City of Windermere
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Windermere
Windermere has 27 acres of parks, 8.8 for every 1,000 residents
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Windermere’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Windermere, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #378 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
20 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
8.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Windermere?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Windermere have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Windermere is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #378 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Windermere’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home80% 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 40%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 41%
Water is 27% of Windermere’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Central Park
Managed by City of Windermere
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Fernwood Park
Managed by City of Windermere
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Town Square Park5 acres · City of Windermere
Johnson Park3 acres
Central Park2 acres · City of Windermere
Fernwood Park2 acres · City of Windermere
Lake Street Park1 acres · City of Winderemere
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
1% of Windermere’s land. Water is left out: Windermere has 2.1 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Windermere’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
Local Park · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Bay Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Palmer Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Town Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Park Among The Lakes Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Fernwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Windermere
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) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 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 Windermere →
Questions about parks and trails in Windermere
How much of Windermere is conserved land?
1% 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 Windermere’s trails?
Town Square Park and Johnson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Windermere?
5,893 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Windermere or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Windermere have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #378 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 Windermere 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 →