Martin Luther King Park
Park
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery · Photo: Daniel Di Palma · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Brownsville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Brownsville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Martin Luther King Park (0.6 mi). 48 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #274 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
45 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
48 ac
2.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Brownsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brownsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brownsville is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #274 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brownsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (48 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 55%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 57%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Martin Luther King Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Joseph Caleb Community Center
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Partners Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Martin Luther King Park9 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsJefferson Reaves Sr Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJoseph Caleb Community Center8 acres
Olinda Park6 acres
DirectionsPartners Park5 acres
Marva Y Bannerman Park & Pool4 acres
Glenwood Park1 acres
Who protects it
45 conserved acres
3% of Brownsville’s land. Who manages Brownsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County44 ac
Local Park · 31 acLocal Recreation Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Memorial Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Joseph Caleb Community Center Local Recreation Area | County | 8 | Open |
| Olinda Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Partners Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Marva Y. Bannerman Park & Pool Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Drew Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| African Heritage Cultural Arts Cntr Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
| Model Cities Trail Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Jefferson Reaves, Sr. Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Glenwood Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
5 places to go in Brownsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brownsville
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Basketball
2Tennis
1Baseball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Brownsville
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) | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (2.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brownsville →
Next door
Brownsville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Brownsville
Where can I hike in Brownsville?
The longest trail networks: Martin Luther King Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brownsville is conserved land?
3% 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 Brownsville’s trails?
Martin Luther King Park and Joseph Caleb Community Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brownsville?
9,323 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brownsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brownsville have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #274 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 Brownsville 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 →