Photo: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0Callaway has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
104 acres are parks and preserves, 7.7 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Callaway’s land is conserved, about 128 acres. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #338 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Callaway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Callaway is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #338 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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128 conserved acres
2% of Callaway’s land. Who manages Callaway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 31 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Recreational Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| John B Gore Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Patterson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Callaway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Callaway: April and May
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
May is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Callaway →
Callaway and its neighbors
Callaway has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway | 2% | 0.5 | 8 | 62% | B− |
| Springfield | 1% | 0.4 | 6 | 58% | C+ |
| Parker | 3% | 0.5 | 10 | 78% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Callaway
How much of Callaway 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.
Where can I bike in Callaway?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Callaway?
2,345 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Callaway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Callaway have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #338 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 Callaway 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 →