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Old Baker County CourthouseOld Baker County Courthouse · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5
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Outdoors in Macclenny

Macclenny has 83 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents

3% of Macclenny’s land is conserved, about 83 acres. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #473 of 638 in Florida. What drives it

Conserved land
3%
83 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
83 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi lanes
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Macclenny have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Macclenny is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #473 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Macclenny’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 26%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Macclenny. 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 range from C− to 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.

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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.

Heritage Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

83 conserved acres

3% of Macclenny’s land. Who manages Macclenny’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County69 ac
Town or city14 ac
Local Recreation Area · 65 acLocal Park · 14 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Baker County Equestrian Center
Local Recreation Area
County40Open
Baker County Recreation Grounds
Local Recreation Area
County21Open
Macclenny Park
Local Park
Town or city14Open
Minger Field/ 6Th Street Ballfields
Local Recreation Area
County4Open
Heritage Park Village
Local Historic or Cultural Area
County4Open
Biking & sports

1.9 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

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.

History →
Old Baker County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1986
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Macclenny

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.411.111.912.913.714.113.913.212.311.410.610.2
High (°F)667075818791929188827468
Rain (in)3.63.13.63.03.17.46.76.85.83.72.02.9

November is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Macclenny →

Questions about parks and trails in Macclenny

How much of Macclenny 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 Macclenny’s trails?

Heritage Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Macclenny?

1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Macclenny?

13,078 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Macclenny or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 83 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Macclenny have?

Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #473 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 Macclenny neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →