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Oscar Scherer State Park
Managed by Florida State Parks
481 acres3.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Osprey
Osprey, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Osprey is conserved land, roughly 526 acres. There are about 4.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Oscar Scherer State Park (3.3 mi) and Historic Spanish Point (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Osprey, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Osprey outdoors
Conserved land
14%
526 of 3,876 acres
Trails
4.7 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
89 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.0 mi
8.4 mi lanes · 1.9 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.
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Historic Spanish Point
Nature preserve
30 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Osprey dog park
Managed by Sarasota County
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Osprey
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
526 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes8.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis16
- Pickleball12
- Basketball3
- Tracks2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Osprey
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 470 acLocal Park 30 acLocal Recreation Area 14 acLocal Other or Unknown 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Scherer State ParkState Park | State parks | 470 | Open |
| Bay Street ParkLocal Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Legacy TrailLocal Recreation Area | County | 14 | Open |
| Blackburn Point Park and AdditionLocal Other or Unknown | County | 11 | Open |
| Osprey Junction TrailheadLocal Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Shoreland ParkLocal Park | County | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
LillyGhost bike
Nearby
Osprey and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osprey | 13.6% | 4.7 mi | 3 |
| Laurel | 7.3% | 11.6 mi | 2 |
| Palmer Ranch | 3.2% | 8.8 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Osprey'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 20-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.