Alpine Groves Park
Park
56 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fruit Cove
Fruit Cove has 125 acres of parks, 3.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Fruit Cove. 1% of Fruit Cove’s land is conserved, about 111 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #546 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
111 acres · of 16.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
125 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.2 mi
7.2 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fruit Cove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fruit Cove is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #546 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fruit Cove’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (125 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home52% 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 19%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 14%
Water is 13% of Fruit Cove’s area (2 of 18 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Fruit Cove. 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 still be 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
The longest trail network is Alpine Groves Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Julington Creek Plantation Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Switzerland Point Park
Managed by St Johns County
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Switzerland Point Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · St Johns County
Alpine Groves Park56 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Mills Field Park27 acres
DirectionsJulington Creek Plantation Park24 acres
Treehouse Trails Park2 acres · Julington Creek Plantation Community Development District
Maplewood Park1 acres
Who protects it
111 conserved acres
1% of Fruit Cove’s land. Water is left out: Fruit Cove has 16.1 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fruit Cove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County111 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 56 acLocal Park · 55 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Groves Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 56 | Open |
| Mills Field Local Park | County | 27 | Open |
| Plantation Park Local Park | County | 26 | Open |
| Beluthahatchee Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Switzerland Community Center Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
26 places to go in Fruit Cove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Fruit Cove
Plus 1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Fruit Cove
Alpine Groves Park PlaygroundIn Alpine Groves Park
DirectionsButterfly Branch Playground
DirectionsCelebration Lutheran Church Playground
DirectionsPlayground and PavilionIn Maplewood Park
DirectionsPlus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
15Baseball
9Golf
7Basketball
3Football
2Softball
1Soccer
1Tennis
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fruit Cove: April and May
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) | 66 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 82 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
November is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fruit Cove →
Next door
Fruit Cove and its neighbors
Fruit Cove has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Cove | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 52% | C− |
| Jacksonville | 18% | 0.6 | 45 | 62% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fruit Cove
Where can I hike in Fruit Cove?
The longest trail networks: Alpine Groves Park, 0.1 miles; Switzerland Point Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fruit Cove 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 Fruit Cove’s trails?
Alpine Groves Park and Mills Field Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fruit Cove?
7.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Fruit Cove?
6,485 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fruit Cove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 125 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fruit Cove have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #546 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 Fruit Cove 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 →