Manatee Springs State Park
Managed by Florida Parks Service
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Manatee Road
Manatee Road has 74 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Manatee Road. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Manatee Road’s land is conserved, about 87 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
87 acres · of 13.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.5 mi
4.5 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Manatee Road have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manatee Road is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Manatee Road’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 (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home29% 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 27%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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.
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.
Andrews Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
87 conserved acres
1% of Manatee Road’s land. Who manages Manatee Road’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks74 ac
State fish & wildlife13 ac
State Park · 74 acState Conservation Area · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee Springs State Park State Park | State parks | 74 | Open |
| Andrews Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 13 | Restricted |
Biking & sports
4.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Manatee Road
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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 70 | 76 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 75 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Manatee Road →
Next door
Manatee Road and its neighbors
Manatee Road 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee Road | 1% | under 0.1 | 31 | 29% | C |
| Chiefland | 1% | 0.1 | 51 | 92% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Manatee Road
How much of Manatee Road 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 Manatee Road’s trails?
Manatee Springs State Park and Andrews Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Manatee Road?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Manatee Road?
3,459 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manatee Road or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Manatee Road have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Manatee Road 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 →