Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
1,203 acres6.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in North Weeki Wachee
14% of North Weeki Wachee’s land is conserved: 1,307 acres
16 miles of mapped trail cross North Weeki Wachee, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area (6.9 mi). 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #240 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
1,307 acres · of 14.4 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
106 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
11 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is North Weeki Wachee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Weeki Wachee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Weeki Wachee is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #240 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Weeki Wachee’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (106 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 62%
Water is 7% of North Weeki Wachee’s area (1 of 16 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 13%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Chassahowitzka WMA, with 6.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,307 conserved acres
14% of North Weeki Wachee’s land. Water is left out: North Weeki Wachee has 14.4 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages North Weeki Wachee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,203 ac
State parks104 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,203 acState Park · 104 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,203 | Restricted |
| Weeki Wachee Springs State Park State Park | State parks | 104 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Bourassa Boulevard1.9 mi
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
11 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
4Pickleball
1Basketball
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 North Weeki Wachee
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 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North Weeki Wachee →
Next door
North Weeki Wachee and its neighbors
North Weeki Wachee has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Weeki Wachee | 14% | 1.1 | 12 | 5% | B |
| High Point | under 1% | 1.8 | 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 North Weeki Wachee
Where can I hike in North Weeki Wachee?
The longest trail networks: Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, 6.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Weeki Wachee is conserved land?
14% 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 North Weeki Wachee’s trails?
Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Weeki Wachee?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near North Weeki Wachee?
13,615 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Weeki Wachee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 106 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Weeki Wachee have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #240 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 North Weeki Wachee 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 →