Outdoors · Temple Terrace

Temple Terrace, FL parks, trails & bike paths

About 5.1% of Temple Terrace is conserved land, roughly 254 acres. There are about 3.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Riverfront Preserve (1.3 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Temple Terrace, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Temple Terrace outdoors

Conserved land
5.1%
254 of 5,016 acres
Trails
3.4 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
9 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
17.1 mi
12.8 mi lanes · 0.5 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

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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.
1

Riverfront Preserve

Managed by City of Temple Terrace
98 acres1.3 mi of trail
Palmetto TrailRiver Loop TrailPavilion Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot Website
2

Bonnie Brae Park

Park
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3

Riverhills Park

Park
11 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4

Orange River Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Riverfront Preserve98 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · City of Temple Terrace
Bonnie Brae Park3 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Linwood Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Temple Terrace
Riverhills Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Riverside Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Temple Terrace
Orange River Park5 acres
Rotary Park4 acres
Ben Lomond Park3 acres
Woodmont Park1 acres · City of Temple Terrace (maintained by: The Temple Terrace Garden Club)
University Square Playground1 acres
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Temple Terrace
Hidden Oaks Playground
Directions
Orange RIver PlaygroundIn Orange River Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Riverside Park
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in Riverhills Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Bonnie Brae Park
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in Orange River Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Linwood Park
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Unpaved 2.5 mi
  • Red Trail0.6 mi
  • Palmetto Trail0.5 mi
  • River Loop Trail0.4 mi
  • Pavilion Trail0.2 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

254 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city
260 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes12.8 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.5 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes3.8 mi

Courts & fields

  • Tennis24
  • Baseball8
  • Basketball4
  • Volleyball2
  • Multi-sport1
  • Soccer1
  • Beach volleyball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Temple Terrace

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 190 acLocal Park 70 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Temple Terrace Riverfront ParkLocal Other or UnknownTown or city95Open
Florida CollegeLocal Other or UnknownTown or city64Open
Scout ParkLocal Other or UnknownTown or city32Open
Family Recreation ComplexLocal ParkTown or city12Open
Gillette Sports ComplexLocal ParkTown or city10Open
Ridgedale Sports ComplexLocal ParkTown or city9Open
West River PreserveLocal ParkTown or city7Open
Riverhills ParkLocal ParkTown or city6Open
Omar K Lightfoot Senior CenterLocal ParkTown or city4Open
Rotary ParkLocal ParkTown or city4Open
History

Historic places to visit

Blue Star MemorialIn Woodmont Park · Plaque
POW-MIAIn Woodmont Park · Plaque
Temple Terrace ResidentsIn Woodmont Park · Plaque
War Correspondents MemorialIn Woodmont Park · Plaque
Nearby

Temple Terrace and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Temple Terrace5.1%3.4 mi11
East Lake-Orient Park0.9%4.3 mi8
Tampa5.9%46.0 mi104
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Temple Terrace'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.

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