Zephyr Park
Managed by City of Zephyrhills
37 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: User:Wknight94 · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Zephyrhills
Zephyrhills has 8.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Zephyr Park (1.4 mi), Veterans Memorial Park (0.6 mi). 130 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #286 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
116 acres · of 9.8 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
130 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Zephyrhills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Zephyrhills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Zephyrhills is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #286 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Zephyrhills’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (130 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home77% 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 54%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 55%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Zephyr Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veterans Memorial Park
Park
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Zephyr Park37 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · City of Zephyrhills
DirectionsVeterans Memorial Park14 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsKrusen field28 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHospital Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsDepot Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsShepard Park3 acres
Gunner Paw Park2 acres
Who protects it
116 conserved acres
2% of Zephyrhills’ land. Who manages Zephyrhills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city98 ac
County15 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
Local Park · 108 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zephyr Lake Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Krusen Field Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Hercules Aquatic Center Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Zephyrhills Depot Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Multi-Purpose Center/Ymca Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Gunnar Paw Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Friendly Mini-Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Upper Hillsborough Local Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Restricted |
| Hillsborough River Corridor Local Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Restricted |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
8 places to go in Zephyrhills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Zephyrhills
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Tennis
7Basketball
6Baseball
2Soccer
1Skate park
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Zephyrhills
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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Zephyrhills →
Next door
Zephyrhills and its neighbors
Zephyrhills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zephyrhills | 2% | 0.8 | 7 | 77% | B− |
| Pasadena Hills | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 25% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Zephyrhills
Where can I hike in Zephyrhills?
The longest trail networks: Zephyr Park, 1.4 miles; Veterans Memorial Park, 0.6 miles; Krusen field, 0.4 miles; Hospital Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Zephyrhills 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 Zephyrhills’ trails?
Zephyr Park and Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Zephyrhills?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Zephyrhills?
31,216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Zephyrhills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 130 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Zephyrhills have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #286 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 Zephyrhills 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 →