Springfield Gardens Walking Park
Park
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Springfield
Springfield has 53 acres of parks, 6.4 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Springfield Gardens Walking Park (0.6 mi). 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Springfield, 0.4 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #419 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
24 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
6.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springfield is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #419 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Springfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land6.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home58% 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 35%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 34%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Springfield Gardens Walking Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Buddy McLemore Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Henry Brooks Memorial Walking Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
24 conserved acres
1% of Springfield’s land. Who manages Springfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
Local Recreation Area · 14 acLocal Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Sports Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Springfield Gardens Walking Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Springfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Springfield
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Soccer
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Springfield: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
May is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Springfield →
Next door
Springfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 1% | 0.4 | 6 | 58% | C+ |
| Cedar Grove | 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 77% | C− |
| Callaway | 2% | 0.5 | 8 | 62% | B− |
| Panama City | 1% | 0.8 | 6 | 81% | B− |
| Parker | 3% | 0.5 | 10 | 78% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Springfield
Where can I hike in Springfield?
The longest trail networks: Springfield Gardens Walking Park, 0.6 miles; Henry Brooks Memorial Walking Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Springfield 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 Springfield’s trails?
Springfield Gardens Walking Park and Buddy McLemore Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Springfield?
2,292 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Springfield have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #419 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 Springfield 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 →