Captain Hammond's Hammock Preserve
Managed by St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Dept.
55 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Captain Hammond House · Photo: K. Colando · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in White City
White City has 264 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
11% of White City’s land is conserved, about 350 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross White City, 0.1 per square mile of land. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #199 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
350 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
264 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is White City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does White City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, White City is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #199 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 White City’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (264 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home70% 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 66%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 69%
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
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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.
Citrus Hammock Natural Area
Managed by St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Dept.
47 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Petravice Preserve
Managed by St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Dept.
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Idabelle Island
Managed by St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Dept.
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Captain Hammond's Hammock Preserve55 acres · St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Dept.
Citrus Hammock Natural Area47 acres · St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Dept.
DirectionsPetravice Preserve31 acres · St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Dept.
Idabelle Island22 acres · St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Dept.
White City Park14 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
350 conserved acres
11% of White City’s land. Who manages White City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County297 ac
Regional Water Districts38 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits16 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 179 acLocal Conservation Area · 97 acWatershed Protection Area · 29 acLocal Park · 21 acPrivate Conservation · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt's Creek Mitigation Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 99 | Open |
| Citrus Hammock Natural Area Local Conservation Area | County | 47 | Open |
| Captain Hammond Hammock Natural Area Local Conservation Area | County | 34 | Open |
| Martin Parcel Local Other or Unknown | County | 32 | Unknown |
| North Fork Floodplain Restoration Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 29 | Closed |
| Roberts Preserve Local Other or Unknown | County | 26 | Unknown |
| Idabelle Island Local Other or Unknown | County | 22 | Open |
| White City Park Local Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Errett-McDermott Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Closed |
| Sweetwater Hammock Natural Area Local Conservation Area | County | 9 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
2 places to go in White City
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Playgrounds in White City
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in White City
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Captain Hammond HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in White City
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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 74 | 76 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.4 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 White City →
Next door
White City and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White City | 11% | 0.1 | 46 | 70% | B+ |
| Fort Pierce | 8% | 0.3 | 27 | 88% | B+ |
| Port St. Lucie | 5% | 0.3 | 17 | 47% | B− |
| Indian River Estates | 41% | 0.1 | 189 | 77% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in White City
How much of White City is conserved land?
11% 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 White City’s trails?
Captain Hammond's Hammock Preserve and Citrus Hammock Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in White City?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near White City?
15,620 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 264 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does White City have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #199 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 White City 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 →