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Cypress Creek
Nature preserve
817 acres2.8 mi of trail
Yellow TrailRed TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Tampa
Tampa, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.9% of Tampa is conserved land, roughly 6,658 acres. There are about 46 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cypress Creek (2.8 mi), MLK Plaza (2.2 mi), and Al Lopez Park (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Tampa, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Tampa outdoors
Conserved land
5.9%
6,658 of 113,401 acres
Trails
46 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 14 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
104
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
263.8 mi
156.2 mi lanes · 71.2 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
MLK Plaza
Park
12 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Lot 3
3
Al Lopez Park
Managed by City of Tampa Parks and Recreation
128 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Greek Village
Park
21 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Lot 50
5
Picnic Island Park
Managed by City of Tampa Parks and Recreation
68 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Sycamore Forest
Park
12 acres0.8 mi of trail
USF Parcours
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Takomah Trail Park
Park
24 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
USF Arts Mall
Park
5 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Lot 3
All 104 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 104 parks & preserves
Cypress Creek817 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
MLK Plaza12 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
Al Lopez Park128 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · City of Tampa Parks and Recreation
Greek Village21 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Picnic Island Park68 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · City of Tampa Parks and Recreation
Sycamore Forest12 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Takomah Trail Park24 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
USF Arts Mall5 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
McKay Bay Nature Park17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
18th Avenue Park14 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Who protects the land
6,658 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 493 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 167 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes156.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths71.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes36.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis219
- Baseball116
- Basketball108
- Soccer28
- Football18
- Beach volleyball13
- Pickleball13
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Tampa and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa | 5.9% | 46.0 mi | 104 |
| Lutz | 11% | 6.1 mi | 11 |
| Palm River-Clair Mel | 1.9% | 1.8 mi | 7 |
| Town 'n' Country | 12.7% | 8.4 mi | 15 |
| East Lake-Orient Park | 0.9% | 4.3 mi | 8 |
| Egypt Lake-Leto | 1% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Lake Magdalene | 0.8% | 4.5 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Tampa'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 78.5-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.