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Inman Park
Park
7 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Winter Haven
Winter Haven, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.5% of Winter Haven is conserved land, roughly 411 acres. There are about 17 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Inman Park (0.8 mi) and South Lake Howard Nature Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Winter Haven, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Winter Haven outdoors
Conserved land
1.5%
411 of 26,876 acres
Trails
17 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
8
7 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.7 mi
6.8 mi lanes · 3.9 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.
2
South Lake Howard Nature Park
Park
18 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Central Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Sertoma Park
Park
27 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 Winter Haven
Benny's Play-Ship
Duplo Splash & Play
Duplo Tot Spot
Duplo Tot Spot
Duplo Tot Spot
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 32 places
Crystal LakeDollar LakeLake BuckeyeLake CannonlakeLake ConinelakeLake DeerLake ElbertLake FannielakeLake GemlakeLake Hart
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
411 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 195 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes6.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Chain of Lakes Trail (bike route)0.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball19
- Tennis13
- Pickleball4
- Basketball3
- Soccer3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Winter Haven
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 148 acLocal Park 128 acConservation Easement 60 acLocal Recreation Area 49 acState Recreation Area 38 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Haven to Lake Alfred TrailState Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Chain O Lakes ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Sertoma Park & Boat RampLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| South Lake Howard Nature ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Cypress GardensLocal Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Wh Recreation And Cultural CenterLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Chain O Lakes StadiumLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Lake Maude Nature ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Lake Hartridge Nature ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Inman ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Lakeside Memorial ParkCemetery
Oakland CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Winter Haven and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Haven | 1.5% | 17.4 mi | 8 |
| Cypress Gardens | 1.5% | 1.0 mi | 3 |
| Inwood | 1.6% | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| Lake Alfred | 40.9% | 16.3 mi | 7 |
| Alturas | 8% | 14.3 mi | 0 |
| Lake Wales | 2.8% | 7.4 mi | 12 |
| Dundee | 0.5% | 4.4 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Winter Haven'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 34.4-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.