Photo: Averette · CC BY 3.08% of Miami Shores’ land is conserved: 131 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Miami Shores, 0.1 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 133 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #309 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Miami Shores?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Miami Shores have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Miami Shores is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #309 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 34% of Miami Shores’ area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
North Bayshore Park
131 conserved acres
8% of Miami Shores’ land. Water is left out: Miami Shores has 2.5 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Miami Shores’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Shores Country Club Local Park | Town or city | 236 | Open |
| Miami Shores Recreation Complex Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Miami Shores Village Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Constitution Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Miami Shores Optimist Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Miami Shores Aquatic Center Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| North Bayshore Park Miami Shores Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
25 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
13 more on the History page.
April is the best month for walking in Miami Shores
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 Miami Shores →
Miami Shores and its neighbors
Miami Shores has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Shores | 8% | 0.1 | 11 | 65% | B− |
| El Portal | under 1% | 2.9 | 1 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Miami Shores
Where can I hike in Miami Shores?
The longest trail networks: North Bayshore Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Miami Shores 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 Miami Shores’ trails?
Miami Shores Recreation Complex and North Bayshore Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Miami Shores?
5.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Miami Shores?
7,812 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Miami Shores or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 133 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Miami Shores have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #309 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 Miami Shores 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 →