J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park
Nature preserve
992 acres0.4 mi of trail
Starkey Park Wilderness MTB Trails
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in River Ridge
33% of River Ridge’s land is conserved: 892 acres
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross River Ridge, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #500 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
33%
892 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is River Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does River Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, River Ridge is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #500 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of River Ridge’s overall grade.
Conserved land33% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 26%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 22%
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 J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
River Ridge Golf and Country Club
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
892 conserved acres
33% of River Ridge’s land. Who manages River Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts892 ac
Private owners159 ac
Local Conservation Area · 892 acLocal Park · 159 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkey Wilderness Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 892 | Restricted |
| Jay B Starkey Wilderness Park Local Park | Private owners | 159 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in River Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in River Ridge
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Starkey Park Wilderness MTB Trails0.2 mi
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Tennis
11Basketball
4Baseball
2Softball
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 River 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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in River Ridge →
Next door
River Ridge and its neighbors
River Ridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge | 33% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Moon Lake | 17% | 0.6 | 1 | 31% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in River Ridge
Where can I hike in River Ridge?
The longest trail networks: J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of River Ridge is conserved land?
33% 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 River Ridge’s trails?
J. Starkey Wilderness Park and River Ridge Golf and Country Club don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in River Ridge?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near River Ridge?
20,805 acres of parks and open public land lie inside River Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does River Ridge have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #500 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 River 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 →