Nature Trail
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Averette · CC BY 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in El Portal
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in El Portal
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross El Portal, 2.9 per square mile of land. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
2.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
What kind of outdoors town is El Portal?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does El Portal have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, El Portal is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of El Portal’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails2.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land1.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 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 60%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of El Portal’s land. Who manages El Portal’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Portal Nature Trail Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in El Portal
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in El Portal
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in El Portal
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 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
December is the driest month (2.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in El Portal →
Next door
El Portal and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Portal | under 1% | 2.9 | 1 | 99%+ | B |
| Miami | 5% | 0.7 | 3 | 96% | B |
| Miami Shores | 8% | 0.1 | 11 | 65% | B− |
| West Little River | 2% | 0.4 | 1 | 75% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in El Portal
How much of El Portal is conserved land?
under 1% 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 El Portal’s trails?
Nature Trail doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in El Portal?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near El Portal?
7,687 acres of parks and open public land lie inside El Portal or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does El Portal have?
Ahead of 60% 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 El Portal 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 →