Citrus Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
813 acres0.6 mi of trail
Trail 10A
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: The College of Central Florida · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lecanto
15% of Lecanto’s land is conserved: 2,638 acres
The biggest trail networks: Citrus Wildlife Management Area (0.6 mi), Lecanto Community Park (0.6 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 53 acres are parks and preserves, 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #379 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
2,638 acres · of 26.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
7.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
14 mi
1.4 mi lanes · 12 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Lecanto?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lecanto have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lecanto is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #379 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lecanto’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home13% 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 40%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 41%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
The longest trail network is Citrus WMA, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lecanto Community Park
Park
19 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Withlacoochee State Forest
Nature preserve
2,544 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Warrior Park
Managed by Seven Rivers Christian School
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,638 conserved acres
15% of Lecanto’s land. Who manages Lecanto’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land2,609 ac
County21 ac
State fish & wildlife8 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,609 acLocal Park · 21 acUnknown Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withlacoochee State Forest State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 2,609 | Open |
| Lecanto Community Park Local Park | County | 19 | Open |
| Crooked Branch Trailhead Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
South Granny Point0.3 mi
Trail 10A0.2 mi
West Keremar Court0.1 mi
South Ridgely Point0.1 mi
Biking & sports
14 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
12 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Tennis
5Baseball
4Basketball
2Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Lecanto
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) | 69 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 71 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lecanto →
Next door
Lecanto and its neighbors
Lecanto has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecanto | 15% | 0.2 | 7 | 13% | C+ |
| Homosassa Springs | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 9% | D |
| Citrus Hills | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 13% | D |
| Pine Ridge | 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 12% | C− |
| Sugarmill Woods | 33% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lecanto
Where can I hike in Lecanto?
The longest trail networks: Citrus Wildlife Management Area, 0.6 miles; Lecanto Community Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lecanto is conserved land?
15% 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 Lecanto’s trails?
Citrus Wildlife Management Area and Lecanto Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lecanto?
14 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes and 12 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lecanto?
88,999 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lecanto or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,669 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lecanto have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #379 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 Lecanto 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 →