Smithville Lake Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Paradise
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Paradise
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Paradise, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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.
Camp Branch Park
Managed by Clay County Parks & Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
1% of Paradise’s land. Who manages Paradise’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers2 ac
Recreation Management Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2 | Open |
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Paradise
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Paradise →
Questions about parks and trails in Paradise
Are dogs allowed on Paradise’s trails?
Smithville Lake Recreation Area and Camp Branch Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Paradise?
14,119 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paradise or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Paradise 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 →