Longleaf Pine Preserve
Nature preserve
800 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Samsula-Spruce Creek
Samsula-Spruce Creek has 813 acres of parks, 168 for every 1,000 residents
7% of Samsula-Spruce Creek’s land is conserved, about 786 acres. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Samsula-Spruce Creek, 0.2 per square mile of land. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #166 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
786 acres · of 16.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
813 ac
168 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.7 mi
3.7 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Samsula-Spruce Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Samsula-Spruce Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Samsula-Spruce Creek is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #166 of 638 in Florida. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Samsula-Spruce Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land168 acres of park per 1,000 residents (813 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13AParks 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 70%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 74%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Overlook Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
786 conserved acres
7% of Samsula-Spruce Creek’s land. Who manages Samsula-Spruce Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County783 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
Local Conservation Area · 778 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 acConservation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longleaf Pine Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 778 | Open |
| Howe and Currier Parcels Local Other or Unknown | County | 5 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
9Tennis
6Pickleball
3Equestrian
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 Samsula-Spruce Creek
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) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
December is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Samsula-Spruce Creek →
Next door
Samsula-Spruce Creek and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsula-Spruce Creek | 7% | 0.2 | 168 | 61% | B+ |
| Port Orange | 9% | 0.8 | 22 | 58% | B+ |
| New Smyrna Beach | 3% | 1.2 | 25 | 81% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Samsula-Spruce Creek
How much of Samsula-Spruce Creek is conserved land?
7% 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 Samsula-Spruce Creek’s trails?
Longleaf Pine Preserve and Overlook Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Samsula-Spruce Creek?
3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Samsula-Spruce Creek?
60,909 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Samsula-Spruce Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 813 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Samsula-Spruce Creek have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #166 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 Samsula-Spruce Creek 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 →