Big Thicket National Preserve
Managed by National Park Service
67 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Imakedesigns · CC BY 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Wildwood
Few parks or trails are on the map in Wildwood
2% of Wildwood’s land is conserved, about 63 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Wildwood, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
2%
63 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
63 conserved acres
2% of Wildwood’s land. Water is left out: Wildwood has 4.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wildwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service63 ac
Conservation Area · 63 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Thicket National Preserve Conservation Area | National Park Service | 63 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wildwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wildwood
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Wht Cedar Circle0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Golf
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wildwood: 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) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
February is the driest month (4.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wildwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Wildwood
Are dogs allowed on Wildwood’s trails?
Big Thicket National Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wildwood?
25,904 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wildwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wildwood 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 →