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Outdoors in Alva 29 miles of trails in Alva About 13% of Alva is conserved land, roughly 1,483 acres. There are about 29 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Caloosahatchee Regional Park (6.1 mi), Hickey Creek Wildlife and Environmental Area (3.3 mi), and Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park (1.3 mi).
Conserved land
13%
1,483 of 11,745 acres
Trails
29 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
438 conserved acres per 1,000 people
Lakes & rivers
1
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Alva? Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
This week on the trails Best day for a walk: Friday 90°, chance showers and thunderstorms, 61% chance of rain.
Fri ⛈️ 90° 75° 61% rain
Sat ⛈️ 90° 74° 81% rain
Sun ⛈️ 92° 73° 82% rain
Mon ⛈️ 91° 73° 68% rain
Tue ⛈️ 89° 72° 76% rain
Wed ⛈️ 88° 72° 80% rain
The map Conserved land, trails & bike routes Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Conservation land Trails Things to do
🛝 Unnamed playground in Caloosahatchee Regional Park 🛶 Alva Boat Ramp 🛶 Alva Community Park Boat Ramp 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🏕️ Site 10 🏕️ Site 11 🏕️ Site 12 🏕️ Site 14 🏕️ Site 15 🏕️ Site 16 🏕️ Site 17 🏕️ Site 18 🏕️ Site 19 🏕️ Site 20 🏕️ Site 21 🏕️ Site 23 🏕️ Site 24 🏕️ Site 25 🏕️ Site 5 🏕️ Site 6 🏕️ Site 7 🏕️ Site 8 🏕️ Site 9 🏕️ Site E1 🏕️ Site E2 🏕️ Site G1 🏕️ Site G13 🏕️ Site G2 🏕️ Site G22 🏕️ Site G3 🏕️ Site G4 🏕️ Site H1 🏕️ W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam Campground (North) 1 2 3 4
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★ What stands out · Places to walk Pick a walk The longest trail network is Caloosahatchee Regional Park, with 6.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 4 1–3 mi 1 3+ mi 2 100+ acres 3
1
Caloosahatchee Regional Park Nature preserve
294 acres6.1 mi of trail
Oxbow Trail Loop Pine Flatwoods Trail Loop River Hammock Trail Loop Saw Palmetto Trail Loop +1
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
2
Hickey Creek Wildlife and Environmental Area Nature preserve
222 acres3.3 mi of trail
North Marsh Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3
Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park Nature preserve
83 acres1.3 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
4
Telegraph Creek Preserve Managed by Lee County Parks and Recreation
123 acres
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
All 6 parks & preserves 🌲 Caloosahatchee Regional Park 294 acres · 6.1 mi of trail
Directions 🌲 Hickey Creek Wildlife and Environmental Area 222 acres · 3.3 mi of trail
Directions 🌲 Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park 83 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
🌲 Telegraph Creek Preserve 123 acres · Lee County Parks and Recreation
Who protects it 1,483 conserved acres Who manages Alva’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County 1,256 ac
State fish & wildlife 227 ac
Local Conservation Area · 885 ac Local Other or Unknown · 371 ac State Conservation Area · 227 ac
The biggest protected places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Alva Scrub PreserveLocal Conservation Area
County 481 Open Caloosahatchee Regional ParkLocal Other or Unknown
County 289 Open Daniels Preserve at Spanish CreekLocal Conservation Area
County 245 Open Hickey Creek Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental AreaState Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife 227 Restricted Telegraph Creek PreserveLocal Conservation Area
County 123 Open Hickey's Creek Mitigation ParkLocal Other or Unknown
County 82 Open Persimmon Ridge PreserveLocal Conservation Area
County 36 Open
Things to do 34 places to go in Alva Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
🛝 1 Playground 🛶 3 Boat launches 🔭 1 Scenic view 🏕️ 29 Campgrounds
Playgrounds in Alva Show all on map
🛝 Unnamed playground in Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions
Boat launches in Alva Show all on map
Scenic views in Alva Show all on map
Campgrounds in Alva Show all on map
🏕️ Site 10 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 11 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 12 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 14 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 15 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 16 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 17 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 18 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions
21 more campgrounds 🏕️ Site 19 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 20 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 21 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 23 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 24 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 25 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 5 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 6 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 7 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 8 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site 9 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site E1 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site E2 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site G1 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site G13 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site G2 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site G22 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site G3 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site G4 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Site H1 In Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Map Directions 🏕️ W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam Campground (North)
Map Directions
Trails & water
6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers Named trails
Unpaved · 2.5 mi
Oxbow Trail Loop 0.9 mi
Pine Flatwoods Trail Loop 0.9 mi
North Marsh Trail 0.9 mi
River Hammock Trail Loop 0.9 mi
Saw Palmetto Trail Loop 0.7 mi
Shoreline Trail 0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for 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.
0.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2 Baseball
2 Tennis
1 Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
Next door Alva and its neighbors Alva has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Trail talk Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Alva neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US . Measured against the Census town boundary. Forecast: National Weather Service.
How we measure "Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20.6-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what’s typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren’t recorded.
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