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2015-04-20 14 36 38 View south along Main Street about 2.4 miles north of the junction with Midas Road (Elko County Route 724) in Midas, NevadaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Midas

Few parks or trails are on the map in Midas

0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Midas, 5.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
1 acre · of 0.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
5.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

1% of Midas’ land. Who manages Midas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management1 ac
National Public Lands · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tuscarora Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management1Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Midas SchoolhouseBuilding · listed 2004
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Midas: May, June, August and September

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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)394250556576888676624838
Rain (in)1.91.31.31.51.70.80.30.30.60.91.52.0

August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Midas →

Questions about parks and trails in Midas

Is there public land near Midas?

143,161 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Midas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Midas neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →