Soundside Reserve
Nature preserve
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Midway
Few parks or trails are on the map in Midway
5 acres are parks and preserves, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Midway. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #602 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 12.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
0.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
22 mi
18 mi lanes · 4.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
5 beaches · 2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Midway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Midway is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #602 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Midway’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home41% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 6%
Water is more than half of Midway’s area (23 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Midway. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Managed by National Park Service
1 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Midway’s land. Water is left out: Midway has 12.0 square miles of land and 22.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Midway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Venyce Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Midway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Midway
5 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Midway
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Dorman Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
22 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
18 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Midway: April and May
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
May is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Midway →
Next door
Midway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 41% | D |
| Woodlawn Beach | 19% | 0.4 | 98 | 36% | A− |
| Tiger Point | 15% | under 0.1 | 37 | 80% | B |
| Navarre | 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 14% | C− |
| Gulf Breeze | 53% | 3.9 | 235 | 75% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Midway
How much of Midway 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.
Are dogs allowed on Midway’s trails?
Soundside Reserve and Gulf Islands National Seashore don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Midway?
22 miles of bike routes are on the map: 18 of painted or protected lanes and 4.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Midway?
25,038 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Midway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Midway have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #602 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 Midway 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 →