Showalter Park
Park
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic District · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Century
Century has 57 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Century, 0.7 per square mile of land. 2% of Century’s land is conserved, about 50 acres. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
50 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Century have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Century is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Century’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home64% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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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.
Escambia River Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
2% of Century’s land. Who manages Century’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city50 ac
Local Park · 48 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pleasant Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Showalter Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Mcmurray Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Alger-Sullivan City Park / Tri-County Little League Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Century Little League Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Century Wayside Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Century
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Century
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
10Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Century: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Century →
Questions about parks and trails in Century
How much of Century 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 Century’s trails?
Showalter Park and Escambia River Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Century?
486 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Century or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Century have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Century 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 →