Withlacoochee State Forest
Nature preserve
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Rkriley · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Lacoochee
Few parks or trails are on the map in Lacoochee
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lacoochee, 0.8 per square mile of land. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
62 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lacoochee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lacoochee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lacoochee is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lacoochee’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home50% 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 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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.
Who protects it
62 conserved acres
3% of Lacoochee’s land. Who manages Lacoochee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County35 ac
Regional Water Districts22 ac
Other state land4 ac
Local Park · 35 acUnknown Easement · 22 acState Resource Management Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 22 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Park Local Park | County | 35 | Open |
| Withlacoochee State Forest State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 4 | Open |
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Lacoochee
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 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lacoochee →
Questions about parks and trails in Lacoochee
How much of Lacoochee is conserved land?
3% 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 Lacoochee’s trails?
Withlacoochee State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lacoochee?
63,557 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lacoochee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lacoochee have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Lacoochee 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 →