Ridge Manor Community Park
Park
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ridge Manor
Ridge Manor has 96 acres of parks, 24 for every 1,000 residents
4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ridge Manor, 0.5 per square mile of land. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Ridge Manor’s land is conserved, about 131 acres.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #291 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
131 acres · of 8.6 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
96 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.9 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 6.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ridge Manor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ridge Manor is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #291 of 638 in Florida. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ridge Manor’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (96 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home37% 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 53%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 54%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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.
Withlacoochee State Forest
Nature preserve
33 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
131 conserved acres
2% of Ridge Manor’s land. Who manages Ridge Manor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks56 ac
County41 ac
Other state land33 ac
State Recreation Area · 56 acLocal Park · 41 acState Resource Management Area · 33 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withlacoochee State Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 56 | Open |
| Ridge Manor Park Local Park | County | 40 | Open |
| Withlacoochee State Forest State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 33 | Open |
| J Earl And Francis Miller Memorial Gardens Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Portage Path0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
6.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
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 Ridge Manor
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) | 70 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ridge Manor →
Questions about parks and trails in Ridge Manor
Where can I hike in Ridge Manor?
The longest trail networks: Withlacoochee State Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ridge Manor is conserved land?
2% 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 Ridge Manor’s trails?
Ridge Manor Community Park and Withlacoochee State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ridge Manor?
6.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 6.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ridge Manor?
71,134 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridge Manor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 130 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ridge Manor have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #291 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 Ridge Manor 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 →