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Outdoors in Osceola

Few parks or trails are on the map in Osceola

18 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
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.

Osceola Arboretum

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Osceola City Park

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Osceola Square

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

1 places to go in Osceola

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Public pools in Osceola
Osceola PoolIn Osceola City Park
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
1Volleyball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Gov. John Hopwood Mickey HouseBuilding · listed 1977
About it
Polk County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1990
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Osceola

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343951627383868477655037
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.84.94.23.43.62.52.21.30.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Osceola →

Questions about parks and trails in Osceola

Are dogs allowed on Osceola’s trails?

Osceola Arboretum and Osceola City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Osceola?

106 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osceola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Osceola 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 →