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Outdoors in Midland

7% of Midland’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7% of Midland’s land is conserved, about 6 acres. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 9.9 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
7%
6 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Midland Area Park

Managed by Allegany County Commissioners
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

6 conserved acres

7% of Midland’s land. Who manages Midland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Midland Area Park
Local Park
Not recorded6Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Midland

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Midland

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Midland: April, July and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)364049627178828175635140
Rain (in)3.02.73.63.94.84.53.83.73.93.32.73.2

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Midland →

Questions about parks and trails in Midland

Are dogs allowed on Midland’s trails?

Midland Area Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Midland?

4,695 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Midland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Midland 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 →