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Watermelon Pond WEA
Nature preserve
1,288 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Outdoors · Newberry
Newberry, FL parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.8% of Newberry is conserved land, roughly 3,082 acres. There are about 17 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Watermelon Pond WEA (2.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Newberry, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Newberry outdoors
Conserved land
7.8%
3,082 of 39,449 acres
Trails
17 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
8
392 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.8 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Goethe State Forest
Nature preserve
1,345 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Dudley Farm Historic State Park
Park
320 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Upper Waccassasa Conservation Area
Nature preserve
60 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Newberry
Unnamed playground in Lois Forte Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,082 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 39 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball24
- Tennis6
- Soccer3
- Football2
- Equestrian2
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Newberry
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 1,346 acState Conservation Area 1,287 acState Historic or Cultural Area 331 acLocal Conservation Area 60 acUnknown Easement 39 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goethe State ForestState Resource Management Area | Other state land | 1,346 | Open |
| Watermelon Pond Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,287 | Restricted |
| Dudley Farm Historic State ParkState Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 331 | Open |
| Upper Waccasassa Conservation AreaLocal Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 60 | Restricted |
| Watermelon Pond - WrightLocal Other or Unknown | County | 20 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Davis Family CemeteryCemetery
Jonesville CemeteryCemetery
Newberry Municipal CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marks CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Newberry and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry | 7.8% | 16.6 mi | 8 |
| Archer | 0% | 0.4 mi | 3 |
| High Springs | 4.2% | 16.2 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Newberry's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 35.8-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.