Nature Coast State Trail
Nature preserve
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Chiefland
Chiefland has 97 acres of parks, 51 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Chiefland, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Chiefland’s land is conserved, about 52 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
52 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
97 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.8 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 4.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Chiefland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chiefland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chiefland is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chiefland’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land51 acres of park per 1,000 residents (97 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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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.
Charles Strickland Recreational Park
Park
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
City of Chiefland Eddie Buie Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Locke Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Nature Coast State Trail62 acres
Charles Strickland Recreational Park30 acres
City of Chiefland Eddie Buie Park8 acres
Locke Park4 acres
Chiefland Chamber of Commerce Park2 acres
Who protects it
52 conserved acres
1% of Chiefland’s land. Who manages Chiefland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks52 ac
State Recreation Area · 52 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Coast State Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 52 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Chiefland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chiefland
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
4.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Chiefland
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 71 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 75 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chiefland →
Next door
Chiefland and its neighbors
Chiefland has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefland | 1% | 0.1 | 51 | 92% | B− |
| Manatee Road | 1% | under 0.1 | 31 | 29% | C |
| Andrews | 1% | 0.9 | 42 | 41% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chiefland
How much of Chiefland is conserved land?
1% 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 Chiefland’s trails?
Nature Coast State Trail and Charles Strickland Recreational Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Chiefland?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 4.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Chiefland?
6,378 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chiefland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 97 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Chiefland have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Chiefland 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 →