John Muir Ecological Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Yulee
Yulee has 9.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
28 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #559 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
21 acres · of 23.2 sq mi of land
Trails
9.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
10 mi
10 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yulee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yulee is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #559 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yulee’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home21% 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 17%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 12%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Yulee. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 John Muir Ecological Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
under 1% of Yulee’s land. Who manages Yulee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County21 ac
Local Recreation Area · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yulee Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 21 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Yulee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Yulee
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Yulee
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Yulee
Lofton Creek Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Rayonier Road 41.9 mi
Biking & sports
10 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
10 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
9Tennis
8Baseball
1Football
1Soccer
1Multi-sport
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Yulee: 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) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
November is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yulee →
Questions about parks and trails in Yulee
Where can I hike in Yulee?
The longest trail networks: John Muir Ecological Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Yulee is conserved land?
under 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 Yulee’s trails?
John Muir Ecological Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Yulee?
10 miles of bike routes are on the map: 10 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Yulee?
32,969 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yulee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Yulee have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #559 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 Yulee 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 →