DeLeon Springs Colored School · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5De Leon Springs has 5 acres of parks, 2.0 for every 1,000 residents
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross De Leon Springs, 1.1 per square mile of land. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of De Leon Springs’ land is conserved, about 22 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #333 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is De Leon Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does De Leon Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, De Leon Springs is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #333 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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22 conserved acres
1% of De Leon Springs’ land. Who manages De Leon Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 35 | Restricted |
| Hester Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in De Leon 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) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in De Leon Springs →
Questions about parks and trails in De Leon Springs
How much of De Leon 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.
Where can I bike in De Leon Springs?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near De Leon Springs?
51,512 acres of parks and open public land lie inside De Leon Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does De Leon Springs have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #333 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 De Leon Springs neighbors.
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 →