Central Ridge District Park
Park
57 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge has 145 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Ridge.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #555 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
145 acres · of 24.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
145 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Ridge is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #555 of 638 in Florida. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Ridge’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 (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (145 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home12% 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 18%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 13%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pine Ridge. 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 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
The longest trail network is Central Ridge District Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
145 conserved acres
1% of Pine Ridge’s land. Who manages Pine Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County130 ac
State parks15 ac
Local Park · 130 acState Recreation Area · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Ridge District Park Local Park | County | 130 | Open |
| Withlacoochee State Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 15 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Pine Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pine Ridge
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Soccer
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 Pine Ridge
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 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 71 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
November is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pine Ridge →
Next door
Pine Ridge and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 12% | C− |
| Beverly Hills | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 53% | C− |
| Citrus Hills | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 13% | D |
| Hernando | 21% | 0.5 | 10 | 25% | B |
| Citrus Springs | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 33% | C− |
| Lecanto | 15% | 0.2 | 7 | 13% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Ridge
Where can I hike in Pine Ridge?
The longest trail networks: Central Ridge District Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pine Ridge 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 Pine Ridge’s trails?
Central Ridge District Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pine Ridge?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pine Ridge?
66,581 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 145 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Ridge have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #555 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 Pine Ridge 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 →