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Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park
Nature preserve
4,552 acres4.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.3% of Punta Gorda is conserved land, roughly 260 acres. There are about 7.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park (4.5 mi), Punta Gorda Nature Park (1 mi), and Laishley Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Punta Gorda, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Punta Gorda outdoors
Conserved land
1.3%
260 of 20,626 acres
Trails
7.8 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
16
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.7 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 3.4 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
Punta Gorda Nature Park
Park
25 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Laishley Park
Managed by Community Redevelopment Area | City of Punta Gorda, FL
17 acres0.9 mi of trail
Harborwalk
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Gilcrest Park
Park
13 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 16 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 16 parks & preserves
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park4,552 acres · 4.5 mi of trail
Punta Gorda Nature Park25 acres · 1 mi of trail
Laishley Park17 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Community Redevelopment Area | City of Punta Gorda, FL
Gilcrest Park13 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Sculpture Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Alice Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Pittman Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Linear Park13 acres
Trabue Park6 acres
Ponce de Leon Park6 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Punta Gorda
Laishley Park Boat Ramp
Ponce Park Boat RampIn Ponce de Leon Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.8 miUnpaved 0.5 mi
- Harborwalk0.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
260 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.2 mi
- 15 (Florida) (bike route)0.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis53
- Basketball10
- Beach volleyball3
- Baseball3
- Soccer2
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Punta Gorda
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 143 acLocal Park 97 acState Other or Unknown 19 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area 2 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alligator CreekLocal Other or Unknown | County | 143 | Open |
| Nature ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Punta Gorda City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Charlotte Harbor Environmental CenterState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 19 | Access unknown |
| Laishley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Linear ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Ponce De Leon Park & Boat RampLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Laishley Boat RampLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| West Marion Avenue Parking & ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hounds On Henry Street Dog ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
A. C. Freeman HouseBuilding
Cigar CottageIn Punta Gorda History Park · Building
City of Punta Gorda City HallBuilding
H.W. Smith BuildingBuilding
Historic Sandlin HomeBuilding
Ponce de Leon StatueIn Gilcrest Park · Monument
Price HouseIn Punta Gorda History Park · Building
Punta Gorda Historic Railroad DepotBuilding
Quednau/Hindman HouseIn Punta Gorda History Park · Building
The Punta Gorda Fish Company Ice HouseBuilding
Nearby
Punta Gorda and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Gorda | 1.3% | 7.8 mi | 16 |
| Charlotte Park | 0.1% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Solana | 10.1% | 0.9 mi | 2 |
| Charlotte Harbor | 0.9% | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Punta Gorda'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 24.3-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.