1
J. C. Handly Sports Complex
Managed by Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation Department
43 acres0.4 mi of trail
Vita Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Brandon
Brandon, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.1% of Brandon is conserved land, roughly 254 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Brandon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Brandon outdoors
Conserved land
1.1%
254 of 22,333 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
23
2 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
45.3 mi
42.7 mi lanes · 1.8 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Lakeview Park
Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Lakewood Park
Managed by Hillsborough County Parks
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Davis Park
Managed by Hillsborough County
66 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 23 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 23 parks & preserves
J. C. Handly Sports Complex43 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation Department
Lakeview Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Lakewood Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Hillsborough County Parks
Heather Lakes Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Davis Park66 acres · Hillsborough County
Brandon Park21 acres · Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department
Brandon High Nature Preserve19 acres
Providence West Park19 acres
Clayton Park17 acres · Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department
North Brandon Sports Complex16 acres · Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Brandon
Showing 1–10 of 28 playgrounds
B.A.M. International Playground
Hunters Lake Community PlaygroundIn Hunters Lake Community Park
Providence West Park PlaygroundIn Providence West Park
Sterling Ranch Park PlaygroundIn Sterling Ranch Park
The Palms at Palasades Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Paul Sanders Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.9 mi
- Vita Trail0.8 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
Lake ChapmanlakeLake HookerlakeLake KathylakeLong PondpondMango LakeMead LakelakeProvidence LakeslakeSackett LakelakeSand PondlakeTenmile Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
254 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes42.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis47
- Basketball29
- Baseball17
- Soccer11
- Football3
- Beach volleyball2
- Multi-sport2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Brandon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 254 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis ParkLocal Park | County | 45 | Open |
| Jc Handly Sports ComplexLocal Park | County | 42 | Open |
| Brandon Recreation CenterLocal Park | County | 22 | Open |
| Lakeview Village ParkLocal Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Providence West Recreation CenterLocal Park | County | 19 | Open |
| Heather Lakes ParkLocal Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Clayton ParkLocal Park | County | 17 | Open |
| Rodney Colson ParkLocal Park | County | 17 | Open |
| North Brandon Sports ComplexLocal Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Saladino ParkLocal Park | County | 12 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Brandon Family CemeteryWar memorial
Sinkhole MemorialMemorial
Hillsboro Memorial GardensCemetery
Limona CemeteryCemetery
New Hope CemeteryCemetery
Providence CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Brandon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 1.1% | 2.6 mi | 23 |
| Mango | 3.1% | 0.2 mi | 3 |
| Palm River-Clair Mel | 1.9% | 1.8 mi | 7 |
| Valrico | 1.9% | 6.9 mi | 2 |
| Riverview | 12.9% | 33.8 mi | 14 |
| Seffner | 1.2% | 2.3 mi | 3 |
| East Lake-Orient Park | 0.9% | 4.3 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Brandon's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
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 21.9-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.