Medley has 4 acres of parks, 3.6 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Medley, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Medley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Medley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Medley is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 21% of Medley’s area (2 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Medley’s land. Water is left out: Medley has 6.6 square miles of land and 1.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Medley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobie Wilson Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
2 places to go in Medley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
6.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
April is the best month for walking in Medley
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) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 79 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (2.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Medley →
Medley and its neighbors
Medley has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medley | under 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 94% | C+ |
| Doral | 2% | 1.1 | 3 | 93% | B |
| Hialeah Gardens | 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 84% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Medley
How much of Medley 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.
Where can I bike in Medley?
6.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of painted or protected lanes, 0.1 of off-road paths and 2.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Medley?
10,067 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Medley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Medley have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Medley 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 →