15% of Astor’s land is conserved: 236 acres
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Astor, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Astor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Astor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Astor is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 12% of Astor’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 14%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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236 conserved acres
15% of Astor’s land. Water is left out: Astor has 2.3 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Astor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocala National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 236 | Open |
2 places to go in Astor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
April is the best month for walking in Astor
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Astor →
Questions about parks and trails in Astor
How much of Astor is conserved land?
15% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Astor?
97,358 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Astor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 236 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Astor have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Astor neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →