McKnight Family Sports Complex
Park
37 acres1.3 mi of trail
Don Griffin Recreational Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rockledge Drive Residential District · Photo: Fl295 at English Wikipedia · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Rockledge
Rockledge has 13 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: McKnight Family Sports Complex (1.3 mi). 295 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Rockledge’s land is conserved, about 269 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #242 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
269 acres · of 13.2 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
295 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
9.8 mi lanes · 0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Rockledge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rockledge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rockledge is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #242 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rockledge’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (295 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home61% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 62%
Water is 11% of Rockledge’s area (2 of 15 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
The longest trail network is McKnight Family Sports Complex, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Levitt Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
McLarty Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
River Lakes Conservation Area
Nature preserve
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
McKnight Family Sports Complex37 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Levitt Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Taylor Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMcLarty Park19 acres
River Lakes Conservation Area12 acres
Phillips Landing Central Commons9 acres
Phillips Landing East Commons8 acres
Phillips Landing SouthEast Commons2 acres
DirectionsPhillips Landing (Park/Pool)2 acres
DirectionsDick Blake Park2 acres
DirectionsPhillips Landing NorthEast Commons2 acres
Cross Bridge Community Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
269 conserved acres
3% of Rockledge’s land. Water is left out: Rockledge has 13.2 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rockledge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County180 ac
Town or city74 ac
Regional Water Districts15 ac
State Conservation Area · 162 acLocal Park · 51 acLocal Recreation Area · 41 acLocal Conservation Area · 12 acUnknown Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen and Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary State Conservation Area | County | 162 | Open |
| Mcknight Family Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Dick Blake Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Mclarty Park Local Park | County | 18 | Open |
| River Lakes Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 12 | Restricted |
| Levitt Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Taylor Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Rockledge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Rockledge
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Rockledge
Phillips Landing PlaygroundIn Phillips Landing (Park/Pool)
DirectionsPlus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Rockledge
4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Rockledge
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.5 mi
Don Griffin Recreational Trail2.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Tennis
9Baseball
8Basketball
7Pickleball
4Soccer
3Football
1Multi-sport
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Rockledge: 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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 77 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
December is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rockledge →
Next door
Rockledge and its neighbors
Rockledge has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockledge | 3% | 1.0 | 10 | 61% | B |
| Viera East | under 1% | 1.8 | 2 | 67% | C+ |
| Cocoa | 2% | 0.6 | 8 | 79% | B− |
| Cocoa West | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 45% | D |
| Merritt Island | 11% | 0.8 | 39 | 62% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rockledge
Where can I hike in Rockledge?
The longest trail networks: McKnight Family Sports Complex, 1.3 miles; Levitt Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rockledge is conserved land?
3% 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 Rockledge’s trails?
McKnight Family Sports Complex and Levitt Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rockledge?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.8 of painted or protected lanes and 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rockledge?
7,868 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockledge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 295 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rockledge have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #242 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 Rockledge 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 →