Nature Coast State Trail
Nature preserve
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cross City
Cross City has 26 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Cross City, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Cross City’s land is conserved, about 24 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
24 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Cross City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cross City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cross City is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cross City’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home88% 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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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wandle Wheeler Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Thompson Square Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
24 conserved acres
2% of Cross City’s land. Who manages Cross City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks20 ac
Town or city3 ac
Private owners1 ac
State Recreation Area · 20 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Coast State Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 20 | Open |
| Cross City Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Northwest Cross City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Glanton Avenue Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
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 Cross City
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 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 82 | 74 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cross City →
Questions about parks and trails in Cross City
How much of Cross City 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 Cross City’s trails?
Nature Coast State Trail and Wandle Wheeler Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cross City?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cross City?
255 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cross City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cross City have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Cross City 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 →