Central Park
Managed by City of Winter Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Winter Park
Winter Park has 224 acres of parks, 7.4 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Central Park (0.5 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Winter Park, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #248 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
186 acres · of 8.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
224 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
5.6 mi lanes · 4.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
23
1 beach · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Winter Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Winter Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Winter Park is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #248 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Winter Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (224 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home89% 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 59%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 61%
Water is 16% of Winter Park’s area (2 of 10 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Central Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
HBR Park
Park
4 acres0.4 mi of trail
Pedestrian Path around HBR
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Ward Park
Managed by City of Winter Park
66 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 18 parks & preserves
Central Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Winter Park
DirectionsHBR Park4 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsWard Park66 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Winter Park
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park22 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Winter Park
DirectionsWinter Pines Golf Course134 acres
Lake Baldwin Park23 acres · City of Orlando
DirectionsHowell Branch Preserve15 acres · City of Winter Park
DirectionsAzalea Lane Recreation Center6 acres · City of Winter Park
Phelps Park5 acres · City of Winter Park
Cady Way Trail3 acres
Lake Knowles Park2 acres
Dinky Dock Park2 acres · City of Winter Park
DirectionsLake Wilbar Park1 acres
Lake Midget Park1 acres
Frederick Detmar Trismen Park1 acres · City of Winter Park
Shady Park1 acres · City of Winter Park
Orwin Manor Park1 acres · Winter Park
Hooper Park1 acres · Winter Park
Who protects it
186 conserved acres
3% of Winter Park’s land. Water is left out: Winter Park has 8.8 square miles of land and 1.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Winter Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city186 ac
Local Park · 138 acLocal Conservation Area · 48 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cady Way Park Local Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Mead Garden Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Lake Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Lake Baldwin Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Winter Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Azalea Lane Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Phelps Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Dinky Dock Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Shady Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Winter Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Winter Park
Lake Baldwin Park BeachIn Lake Baldwin Park
DirectionsPublic pools in Winter Park
Playgrounds in Winter Park
HBR playgroundIn HBR Park
DirectionsSaint Margaret Mary Playground
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Winter Park
Dinky Dock Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Winter Park
2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 23 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Pedestrian Path around HBR0.2 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.
5.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.2 mi
off-road bike paths
1.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
69Tennis
12Pickleball
11Baseball
9Basketball
7Soccer
2Football
2Beach volleyball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →12 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Edward Hill Brewer HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itComstock-Harris HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itWoman's Club of Winter ParkBuilding · listed 1995
About itKnowles Memorial ChapelBuilding · listed 1997
About itRussell, Annie, TheatreBuilding · listed 1998
About itWinter Park Country Club and Golf CourseSite · listed 1999
About itAll Saints Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 2000
About itAlbin Polasek House and StudioBuilding · listed 2000
About itRobert Bruce Barbour HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About itDowntown Winter Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2011
About itInterlachen Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2011
About itGary-Morgan HouseBuilding · listed 2015
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Winter Park
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 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
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 Winter Park →
Next door
Winter Park and its neighbors
Winter Park has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Winter Park
Where can I hike in Winter Park?
The longest trail networks: Central Park, 0.5 miles; HBR Park, 0.4 miles; Ward Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Winter Park is conserved land?
3% 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 Winter Park’s trails?
Central Park and HBR Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Winter Park?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.6 of painted or protected lanes, 4.2 of off-road paths and 1.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Winter Park?
16,147 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Winter Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 224 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Winter Park have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #248 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 Winter Park 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 →