Ives Estates Park
Park
81 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Ives Estates
8% of Ives Estates’ land is conserved, and 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park
8% of Ives Estates’ land is conserved, about 123 acres. 133 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Ives Estates, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #229 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
123 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
133 ac
4.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 1.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Ives Estates?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ives Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ives Estates is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #229 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 Ives Estates’ overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (133 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 61%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 64%
Water is 8% of Ives Estates’ area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is Ives Estates Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gordon Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ives Estates Tennis Center
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Isles Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
123 conserved acres
8% of Ives Estates’ land. Water is left out: Ives Estates has 2.5 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ives Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County123 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 106 acLocal Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ives Estate Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 92 | Open |
| County Line Scrub Local Other or Unknown | County | 15 | Open |
| Snake Creek Trail Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Ives Estates Tennis Center Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ives Estates
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ives Estates
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Tennis
4Baseball
4Volleyball
4Basketball
2Soccer
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 Ives Estates
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 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
January is the driest month (2.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ives Estates →
Next door
Ives Estates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ives Estates | 8% | 0.3 | 5 | 96% | B |
| Ojus | 9% | 1.3 | 8 | 60% | B+ |
| Miami Gardens | 2% | 0.2 | 2 | 73% | C |
| Pembroke Park | 4% | 0.5 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| West Park | under 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 88% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ives Estates
Where can I hike in Ives Estates?
The longest trail networks: Ives Estates Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ives Estates is conserved land?
8% 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 Ives Estates’ trails?
Ives Estates Park and Gordon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ives Estates?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ives Estates?
10,760 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ives Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 133 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ives Estates have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #229 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 Ives Estates 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 →