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Aesops Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Tavares
Tavares, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.1% of Tavares is conserved land, roughly 183 acres. There are about 5.5 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Tavares, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Tavares outdoors
Conserved land
2.1%
183 of 8,891 acres
Trails
5.5 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
7
9 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.9 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 5.3 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
Fred Stover Park Sports Complex
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Dead River Conservation and Stormwater Project
Managed by Lake County
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Tavares Recreation Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Tavares
Wooton WonderlandIn Wooton Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Aesops Park
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
183 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 10 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball2
- Tennis1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Tavares
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 100 acLocal Park 73 acLocal Other or Unknown 9 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavares Nature ParkLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 100 | Open |
| Woodlea ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Aesop ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Dead River Conservation and Stormwater ProjectLocal Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Open |
| Tavares Rec ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Wooton ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Summerall ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lake Idamere ParkLocal Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Fern Prairie PreserveLocal Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Tavares CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Tavares and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavares | 2.1% | 5.5 mi | 7 |
| Eustis | 4.8% | 4.7 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Tavares'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 20.8-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.