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Outdoors in Midland

Few parks or trails are on the map in Midland

1% of Midland’s land is conserved, about 12 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Midland, 0.1 per square mile of land. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

12 conserved acres

1% of Midland’s land. Who manages Midland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service12 ac
National Forest · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Pike National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service12Open
When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Midland

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)353743495869737165544336
Rain (in)0.70.91.31.92.11.63.23.01.61.10.90.7

December is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 73 °F). 3.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Midland →

Questions about parks and trails in Midland

Is there public land near Midland?

70,143 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Midland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 99 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Midland 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 →