Withlacoochee State Trail - South Citrus Springs Trailhead
Park
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Citrus Springs
Citrus Springs has 100 acres of parks, 8.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Citrus Springs. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #562 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
82 acres · of 21.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
100 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Citrus Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Citrus Springs is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #562 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Citrus Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land8.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (100 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home33% 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 16%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 12%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Citrus Springs. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cross Florida Greenway
Nature preserve
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
82 conserved acres
1% of Citrus Springs’ land. Who manages Citrus Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks77 ac
County5 ac
State Recreation Area · 77 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withlacoochee State Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 77 | Open |
| Wesley Jones Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
4Basketball
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 Citrus Springs
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 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 72 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 71 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
November is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Citrus Springs →
Next door
Citrus Springs and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Springs | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 33% | C− |
| Hernando | 21% | 0.5 | 10 | 25% | B |
| Pine Ridge | 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 12% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Citrus Springs
How much of Citrus Springs 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 Citrus Springs’ trails?
Withlacoochee State Trail - South Citrus Springs Trailhead and Cross Florida Greenway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Citrus Springs?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Citrus Springs?
37,445 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Citrus Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 100 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Citrus Springs have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #562 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 Citrus Springs 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 →