Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary
Nature preserve
742 acres1.7 mi of trail
Red Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Grant-Valkaria
Grant-Valkaria has 3,722 acres of parks, 756 for every 1,000 residents
24% of Grant-Valkaria’s land is conserved, about 4,221 acres. The biggest trail networks: Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary (1.7 mi), Grant-Valkaria Community Park (1.2 mi). 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #62 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
4,221 acres · of 27.2 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,722 ac
756 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
3
5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Grant-Valkaria?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grant-Valkaria have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grant-Valkaria is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #62 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grant-Valkaria’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land756 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,722 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home70% 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 87%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 90%
Water is 10% of Grant-Valkaria’s area (3 of 30 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 22%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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 Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grant-Valkaria Community Park
Park
30 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Grant Community Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary742 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Grant-Valkaria Community Park30 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsChristenson's Landing4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGrant Community Park7 acres
John Jorgensen's Landing1 acres
Who protects it
4,221 conserved acres
24% of Grant-Valkaria’s land. Water is left out: Grant-Valkaria has 27.2 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Grant-Valkaria’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,663 ac
State fish & wildlife558 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,909 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1,746 acState Other or Unknown · 433 acUnknown Easement · 125 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 125 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkaria Expansion Local Other or Unknown | County | 1,437 | Open |
| Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary State Conservation Area | County | 1,005 | Open |
| Valkaria Scrub Sanctuary State Conservation Area | County | 904 | Open |
| South Babcock Local Other or Unknown | County | 309 | Open |
| Micco Expansion State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 246 | Open |
| Ten Mile Ridge State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 187 | Open |
| Fisherman'S Landing Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Grant-Valkaria
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Grant-Valkaria
Grant-Valkaria PlaygroundIn Grant-Valkaria Community Park
DirectionsDog parks in Grant-Valkaria
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Grant-Valkaria
5 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.6 miHorses · 2.5 miUnpaved · 2.6 mi
Red Trail1.7 mi
Town Connector Trail0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Volleyball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Jorgensen's General StoreBuilding · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Grant-Valkaria: 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) | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grant-Valkaria →
Next door
Grant-Valkaria and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Grant-Valkaria
Where can I hike in Grant-Valkaria?
The longest trail networks: Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary, 1.7 miles; Grant-Valkaria Community Park, 1.2 miles; Christenson's Landing, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grant-Valkaria is conserved land?
24% 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 Grant-Valkaria’s trails?
Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary and Grant-Valkaria Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grant-Valkaria?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Grant-Valkaria?
59,503 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grant-Valkaria or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,156 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grant-Valkaria have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #62 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 Grant-Valkaria 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 →