Veteran Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: StarkeDCD · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Starke
Starke has 217 acres of parks, 37 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Starke, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Starke’s land is conserved, about 163 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #218 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
163 acres · of 7.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
217 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Starke?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Starke have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Starke is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #218 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 Starke’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (217 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home91% 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 62%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 66%
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.
Wainwright Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
163 conserved acres
4% of Starke’s land. Who manages Starke’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city162 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 136 acLocal Park · 13 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Bottomland Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 136 | Open |
| Pratt Street Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Margery Cooley Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Saratoga Heights Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Wainwright Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Green Acres Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Baseball
4Tennis
1Football
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 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Starke
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 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 71 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
November is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Starke →
Questions about parks and trails in Starke
How much of Starke is conserved land?
4% 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 Starke’s trails?
Veteran Memorial Park and Wainwright Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Starke?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Starke?
4,031 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Starke or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 217 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Starke have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #218 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 Starke 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 →