Rabbit Hill and Chaparral Preserve
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Rabbit Hill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Middletown Park And Ride
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Middletown
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Middletown
4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Middletown, 2.5 per square mile of land. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Middletown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Middletown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Middletown is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Middletown’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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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
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 Rabbit Hill and Chaparral Preserve, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Middletown Central Park Association
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Middletown Square Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
1% of Middletown’s land. Who manages Middletown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
County3 ac
Private Conservation · 10 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Hill Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Open |
| Middletown Square Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Middletown Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Middletown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Middletown
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Middletown
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Rabbit Hill Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Basketball
6Baseball
1Tennis
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Middletown: May and June
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 77 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 8.6 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 8.6 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Middletown →
Questions about parks and trails in Middletown
Where can I hike in Middletown?
The longest trail networks: Rabbit Hill and Chaparral Preserve, 0.4 miles; Middletown Square Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Middletown is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Middletown’s trails?
Rabbit Hill and Chaparral Preserve and Middletown Central Park Association don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Middletown?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Middletown?
22,278 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middletown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Middletown have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Middletown 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 →