Photo: Averette · CC BY 3.024% of Coral Gables’ land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
1,941 acres are parks and preserves, 39 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Chapman Field Park (2 mi), R Hardy Matheson County Preserve (1.4 mi), Matheson Hammock Park (1.3 mi). 8.9 miles of mapped trail cross Coral Gables, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #23 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Coral Gables?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Coral Gables have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coral Gables is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #23 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
Water is more than half of Coral Gables’ area (24 of 37 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Chapman Field Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
R Hardy Matheson County Preserve
Matheson Hammock Park
Matheson Hammock County Park
All 26 parks & preserves
2,017 conserved acres
24% of Coral Gables’ land. Water is left out: Coral Gables has 12.9 square miles of land and 24.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coral Gables’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hardy Matheson Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 793 | Open |
| Chapman Field Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 538 | Open |
| Matheson Hammock Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 460 | Open |
| Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Local Conservation Area | County | 82 | Open |
| Granada Golf Course Local Park | Not recorded | 59 | Open |
| R. Hardy Matheson Addition Local Other or Unknown | County | 21 | Open |
| Coral Gables Youth Center (War Memorial) Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Old Cutler Bike Path Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| William H. Kerdyk At Biltmore Tennis Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Salvadore Tennis Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
30 places to go in Coral Gables
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Plus 8 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 11 lakes & rivers
28 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
13 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
1 more on the History page.
April is the best month for walking in Coral Gables
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 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
December is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coral Gables →
Coral Gables and its neighbors
Coral Gables has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Gables | 24% | 0.7 | 39 | 99% | A |
| Pinecrest | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 65% | C− |
| Miami | 5% | 0.7 | 3 | 96% | B |
| Palmetto Bay | 10% | 0.6 | 24 | 82% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coral Gables
Where can I hike in Coral Gables?
The longest trail networks: Chapman Field Park, 2 miles; R Hardy Matheson County Preserve, 1.4 miles; Matheson Hammock Park, 1.3 miles; Matheson Hammock County Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coral Gables is conserved land?
24% 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 Coral Gables’ trails?
Chapman Field Park and R Hardy Matheson County Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Coral Gables?
28 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.8 of painted or protected lanes, 8.5 of off-road paths and 11 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Coral Gables?
82,046 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coral Gables or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,941 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Coral Gables have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #23 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 Coral Gables neighbors.
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 →