Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Elfers
3 acres are parks and preserves, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Elfers, 0.1 per square mile of land. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #590 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Elfers have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elfers is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #590 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Elfers’ land. Who manages Elfers’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
12 places to go in Elfers
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
6.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Elfers
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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 71 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elfers →
Elfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfers | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 49% | D |
| New Port Richey | 4% | 0.2 | 8 | 87% | B− |
| Holiday | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 27% | D |
| Beacon Square | 11% | 0.1 | 17 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elfers
How much of Elfers is conserved land?
under 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 Elfers?
6.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Elfers?
33,597 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elfers or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Elfers have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #590 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 Elfers 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 →