Bud Mckethan Park
Park
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Brooksville
Brooksville has 110 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Brooksville’s land is conserved, about 106 acres. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Brooksville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #369 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
106 acres · of 11.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
110 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
14 mi
8.4 mi lanes · 4.9 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brooksville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brooksville is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #369 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brooksville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (110 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home51% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 41%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 42%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hernando Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
106 conserved acres
2% of Brooksville’s land. Who manages Brooksville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city103 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 106 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Varn Park Local Park | Town or city | 91 | Open |
| Russel St Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Brooksville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brooksville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
14 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.9 mi
off-road bike paths
0.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
12Tennis
6Baseball
4Pickleball
2Basketball
1Volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Brooksville
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 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brooksville →
Next door
Brooksville and its neighbors
Brooksville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooksville | 2% | 0.3 | 12 | 51% | C+ |
| South Brooksville | 1% | 0.2 | 27 | 16% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brooksville
How much of Brooksville is conserved land?
2% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Brooksville’s trails?
Bud Mckethan Park and Russell Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brooksville?
14 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.4 of painted or protected lanes, 4.9 of off-road paths and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Brooksville?
47,170 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brooksville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brooksville have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #369 of 638 in Florida. 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 Brooksville neighbors.
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Sources
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 →