Apalachicola National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
131 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Crawfordville
5% of Crawfordville’s land is conserved: 154 acres
25 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Crawfordville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #337 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
154 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crawfordville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crawfordville is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #337 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crawfordville’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home67% 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 47%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 47%
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Apalachicola National Forest, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hudson Park
Managed by Wakulla County Parks & Facilites Management
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
154 conserved acres
5% of Crawfordville’s land. Who manages Crawfordville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service131 ac
County23 ac
National Forest · 131 acLocal Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apalachicola National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 131 | Open |
| Crawfordville Community Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Azalea Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Hudson Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Crawfordville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Crawfordville
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Crawfordville
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Tennis
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).
Old Wakulla County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Crawfordville
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) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 81 | 73 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
May is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crawfordville →
Questions about parks and trails in Crawfordville
Where can I hike in Crawfordville?
The longest trail networks: Apalachicola National Forest, 0.2 miles; Hudson Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crawfordville is conserved land?
5% 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 Crawfordville’s trails?
Apalachicola National Forest and Azalea Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crawfordville?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Crawfordville?
104,433 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crawfordville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 156 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crawfordville have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #337 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 Crawfordville 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 →