Firefighters Park
Park
12 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: City of Margate · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Margate
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Margate
7.9 miles of mapped trail cross Margate, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Firefighters Park (0.6 mi). 168 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #237 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
141 acres · of 8.8 sq mi of land
Trails
7.9 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
168 ac
2.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
9.3 mi lanes · 2.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Margate?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Margate have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Margate is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #237 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 Margate’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (168 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home97% 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 60%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 63%
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 Firefighters Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Margate Sports Complex
Park
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fern Forest Nature Center
Nature preserve
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Firefighters Park12 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Margate Sports Complex12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Andrews' Field10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsVinson Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Oriole Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCentennial Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCoral Gate Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Kaye Stevens Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Veterans Memorial Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFern Forest Nature Center23 acres
Southeast Park11 acres
Southgate Park2 acres
Winfield Park1 acres
Who protects it
141 conserved acres
2% of Margate’s land. Who manages Margate’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city89 ac
County61 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Local Park · 84 acLocal Recreation Area · 39 acLocal Conservation Area · 19 acConservation Easement · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Forest Nature Center Local Recreation Area | County | 25 | Open |
| Herman and Dorothy Shooster Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| Margate Sports Complex & Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Firefighters Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Oriole Park/Margate Marina Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Shooster Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Vinson Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Holiday Springs Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| David Park - Margate Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Coral Gate Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Margate
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Margate
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Margate
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Tennis
15Basketball
12Baseball
11Soccer
4Tracks
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 Margate
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 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
January is the driest month (2.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Margate →
Next door
Margate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margate | 2% | 0.9 | 3 | 97% | B |
| North Lauderdale | 3% | 0.4 | 2 | 94% | B− |
| Coconut Creek | 13% | 1.1 | 19 | 98% | A |
| Coral Springs | 5% | 1.2 | 5 | 88% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Margate
Where can I hike in Margate?
The longest trail networks: Firefighters Park, 0.6 miles; Margate Sports Complex, 0.4 miles; Oriole Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Margate is conserved land?
2% 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 Margate’s trails?
Firefighters Park and Margate Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Margate?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.3 of painted or protected lanes and 2.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Margate?
8,694 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Margate or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 168 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Margate have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #237 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 Margate 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 →