Canaveral National Seashore
Managed by National Park Service
3,793 acres0.5 mi of trail
Castle Windy Trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Oak Hill
More than half of Oak Hill’s land is conserved: 83%
83% of Oak Hill’s land is conserved, about 3,748 acres. 3,779 acres are parks and preserves, 2,231 per 1,000 residents. 5.8 miles of mapped trail cross Oak Hill, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
83%
3,748 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.8 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,779 ac
2,231 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
13 ft
Bull Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Oak Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oak Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oak Hill is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oak Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land83% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2,231 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,779 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
LessMore
Water is 39% of Oak Hill’s area (4 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 51%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Canaveral National Seashore, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nancy Cummings Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mary Dewees Park
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Canaveral National Seashore3,793 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · National Park Service
DirectionsSeminole Rest25 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsMary Dewees Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Nancy Cummings Park6 acres
Turnbull Hammock Conservation Area2 acres
River Breeze Park1 acres
Who protects it
3,748 conserved acres
83% of Oak Hill’s land. Water is left out: Oak Hill has 7.0 square miles of land and 4.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oak Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service3,738 ac
Town or city10 ac
National Lakeshore or Seashore · 3,738 acLocal Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canaveral National Seashore National Lakeshore or Seashore | National Park Service | 3,738 | Open |
| Nancy Cummings Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Mary Dewees Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Oak Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Oak Hill
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Oak Hill
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Oak Hill
Bull Hill13 ft elevation · In Seminole Rest
DirectionsPicnic areas in Oak Hill
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Oak Hill
Indian Mound Fish Camp
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Castle Windy Trail0.4 mi
King Trlr Park0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Basketball
3Tennis
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Oak Hill: April and May
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 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 76 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
December is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oak Hill →
Next door
Oak Hill and its neighbors
Oak Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | 83% | 0.8 | 2,231 | 91% | A+ |
| Edgewater | 1% | 0.6 | 5 | 72% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oak Hill
Where can I hike in Oak Hill?
The longest trail networks: Canaveral National Seashore, 0.5 miles; Seminole Rest, 0.5 miles; Mary Dewees Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oak Hill is conserved land?
83% 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 Oak Hill’s trails?
Canaveral National Seashore and Seminole Rest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oak Hill?
19,586 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,779 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oak Hill have?
Ahead of 98% 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 Oak Hill neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →