Goulds Park
Park
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Goulds
6% of Goulds’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Goulds, 0.1 per square mile of land. 6% of Goulds’ land is conserved, about 106 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #224 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
106 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
105 ac
7.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.3 mi
5.4 mi lanes · 2.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Goulds?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Goulds have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Goulds is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #224 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Goulds’ overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (105 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 62%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 65%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
William Randolph Community Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Sharman Park
Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pine Ridge B.M.X. Park
Managed by Miami-Dade County Parks
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 6 parks & preserves
Sharman Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Goulds Park30 acres
William Randolph Community Park10 acres
DirectionsPine Ridge B.M.X. Park4 acres · Miami-Dade County Parks
Joe and Colleen Griffin Park4 acres
Lincoln Estates Park2 acres
Who protects it
106 conserved acres
6% of Goulds’ land. Who manages Goulds’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County91 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
Not recorded7 ac
Local Park · 55 acState Conservation Area · 36 acLocal Resource Management Area · 7 acPrivate Conservation · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goulds Pineland Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 36 | Open |
| Goulds Park Local Park | County | 30 | Open |
| William Randolph Community Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Sharman Park Local Park | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Black Creek Forest Local Resource Management Area | County | 7 | Open |
| Porter Pineland Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Closed |
| Pine Ridge B.M.X. Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Goulds Wayside Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Goulds
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Goulds
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
8.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Basketball
4Tennis
3Soccer
3Football
1Baseball
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 Goulds
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) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
December is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Goulds →
Next door
Goulds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goulds | 6% | 0.1 | 7 | 99%+ | B |
| South Miami Heights | 2% | 0.1 | 1 | 92% | C |
| Princeton | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 87% | C |
| Cutler Bay | 10% | 0.2 | 14 | 91% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Goulds
Where can I hike in Goulds?
The longest trail networks: Sharman Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Goulds is conserved land?
6% 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 Goulds’ trails?
Goulds Park and William Randolph Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Goulds?
8.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.4 of painted or protected lanes and 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Goulds?
64,699 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goulds or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Goulds have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #224 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 Goulds 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 →