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Outdoors in Sopchoppy

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sopchoppy

3% of Sopchoppy’s land is conserved, about 33 acres. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 73 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Sopchoppy, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
33 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
73 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
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 Myron B Hodge City Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Myron B Hodge City Park

Park
34 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
39 acres0.2 mi of trail
400
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Apalachicola National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

33 conserved acres

3% of Sopchoppy’s land. Who manages Sopchoppy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service61 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 61 acNational Forest · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service61Restricted
Apalachicola National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service2Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Sopchoppy

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Sopchoppy
Sopchoppy City Park CampgroundIn Myron B Hodge City Park
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
4000.1 mi
Biking & sports

0.6 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Sopchoppy High School Gymnasium, OldBuilding · listed 1990
About it
Sopchoppy SchoolBuilding · listed 2001
About it
Sopchoppy DepotBuilding · listed 2017
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When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Sopchoppy

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.411.111.912.913.714.113.913.212.311.410.610.2
High (°F)646774808790929188817367
Rain (in)4.53.94.53.72.96.57.17.36.03.53.03.7

May is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sopchoppy →

Questions about parks and trails in Sopchoppy

Where can I hike in Sopchoppy?

The longest trail networks: Myron B Hodge City Park, 0.4 miles; Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Sopchoppy’s trails?

Myron B Hodge City Park and Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Sopchoppy?

0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Sopchoppy?

103,048 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sopchoppy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sopchoppy 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 →