James Laughlin House · Photo: PanzerMan1002 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Zellwood
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Zellwood, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #596 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Zellwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Zellwood is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #596 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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7 conserved acres
under 1% of Zellwood’s land. Who manages Zellwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Apopka Restoration Area Local Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 7 | Restricted |
3 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Zellwood
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 | 77 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Zellwood →
Zellwood and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Zellwood
How much of Zellwood is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Zellwood?
29,399 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Zellwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Zellwood have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #596 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 Zellwood neighbors.
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 →