Citrus Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
4,540 acres6.9 mi of trail
Cowpen Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Sugarmill Woods
33% of Sugarmill Woods’ land is conserved: 6,128 acres
The biggest trail networks: Citrus Wildlife Management Area (6.9 mi). 8.2 miles of mapped trail cross Sugarmill Woods, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #457 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
33%
6,128 acres · of 28.6 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.8 mi
4.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Sugarmill Woods?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sugarmill Woods have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sugarmill Woods is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #457 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sugarmill Woods’ overall grade.
Conserved land33% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 28%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. 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 Citrus WMA, with 6.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Withlacoochee State Forest
Nature preserve
6,127 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
6,128 conserved acres
33% of Sugarmill Woods’ land. Who manages Sugarmill Woods’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land6,128 ac
State Resource Management Area · 6,128 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withlacoochee State Forest State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 6,128 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Cowpen Trail2.3 mi
Biking & sports
4.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Golf
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 Sugarmill Woods
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) | 69 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 71 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sugarmill Woods →
Next door
Sugarmill Woods and its neighbors
Sugarmill Woods has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarmill Woods | 33% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Lecanto | 15% | 0.2 | 7 | 13% | C+ |
| Homosassa Springs | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 9% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sugarmill Woods
Where can I hike in Sugarmill Woods?
The longest trail networks: Citrus Wildlife Management Area, 6.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sugarmill Woods is conserved land?
33% 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 Sugarmill Woods’ trails?
Citrus Wildlife Management Area and Withlacoochee State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sugarmill Woods?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sugarmill Woods?
79,442 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sugarmill Woods or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,154 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sugarmill Woods have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #457 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 Sugarmill Woods 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 →