Shady Hills has 226 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Shady Hills’ land is conserved, about 214 acres. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Shady Hills, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #491 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
How much outdoors does Shady Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shady Hills is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #491 of 638 in Florida. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Central Pasco & Gulf RR
214 conserved acres
1% of Shady Hills’ land. Who manages Shady Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crews Lake Wilderness Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 109 | Open |
| Jumping Gully Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 51 | Open |
| Masaryktown Canal Local Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Elsie Logan Memorial Park Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
| Suncoast Trail Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
3 places to go in Shady Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
8.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Shady Hills
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) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 72 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
November is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shady Hills →
Shady Hills and its neighbors
Shady Hills has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Hills | 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 12% | C |
| Spring Hill | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 23% | C− |
| Quail Ridge | 12% | under 0.1 | 79 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shady Hills
How much of Shady Hills 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 Shady Hills’ trails?
Crews Lake Wilderness Park and Central Pasco & Gulf RR don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shady Hills?
8.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 7.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Shady Hills?
23,323 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shady Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 226 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shady Hills have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #491 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 Shady Hills neighbors.
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 →