South Miami Park
Park
10 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ivan Curra · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in South Miami
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in South Miami
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 47 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross South Miami, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #270 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
47 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
47 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.5 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 1.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is South Miami?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does South Miami have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Miami is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #270 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 South Miami’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% 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 land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (47 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 58%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 South Miami Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Palmer Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dante B Fassell Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
South Miami Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Fuchs Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMurray Park & Aquatic Center4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPalmer Park9 acres
Dante B Fassell Park8 acres
All-America Park1 acres
Brewer Park1 acres · City of South Miami
DirectionsJean Willis Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
47 conserved acres
3% of South Miami’s land. Who manages South Miami’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city47 ac
Local Park · 33 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downrite/South Miami Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Palmer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Dante Fascell Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Fuchs Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Marshall Williamson Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| South Miami Senior Center Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Murray Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Gibson-Bethel Community Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Brewer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| All-American Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in South Miami
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in South Miami
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
8.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
5.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
11Tennis
9Basketball
6Baseball
2Soccer
1Volleyball
1Beach volleyball
1Football
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in South Miami
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 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
January is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 9.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South Miami →
Next door
South Miami and its neighbors
South Miami has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Miami | 3% | 0.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Glenvar Heights | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 89% | C |
| Pinecrest | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 65% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Miami
Where can I hike in South Miami?
The longest trail networks: South Miami Park, 0.2 miles; Fuchs Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of South Miami is conserved land?
3% 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 South Miami’s trails?
South Miami Park and Palmer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in South Miami?
8.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes, 1.9 of off-road paths and 5.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near South Miami?
40,368 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Miami or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does South Miami have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #270 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 South Miami 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 →