T L James Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Wewahitchka
Few parks or trails are on the map in Wewahitchka
42 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Wewahitchka’s land is conserved, about 110 acres.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
110 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wewahitchka have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wewahitchka is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wewahitchka’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home44% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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Water is 14% of Wewahitchka’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area
Nature preserve
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lake Alice Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
110 conserved acres
3% of Wewahitchka’s land. Water is left out: Wewahitchka has 6.7 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wewahitchka’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts91 ac
County20 ac
Unknown Easement · 85 acLocal Other or Unknown · 20 acWatershed Protection Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 85 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Lakes Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 20 | Open |
| Apalachicola River Water Management Area Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 6 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wewahitchka
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Wewahitchka
Boat ramp/pierIn Glass Boat Ramp and pier Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
7Baseball
2Tennis
1Equestrian
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wewahitchka: 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 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
May is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wewahitchka →
Questions about parks and trails in Wewahitchka
How much of Wewahitchka is conserved land?
3% 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 Wewahitchka’s trails?
T L James Park and Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wewahitchka?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Wewahitchka?
35,553 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wewahitchka or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wewahitchka have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Wewahitchka 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 →