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C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Miami

Miami has 128 acres of parks, 9.9 for every 1,000 residents

78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Miami, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Miami’s land is conserved, about 171 acres.

Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #83 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it

Conserved land
2%
171 acres · of 11.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
128 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch

What kind of outdoors town is Miami?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Miami have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Miami is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #83 of 131 in Oklahoma. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.

C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Miami’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ (131)Ahead of 37%

Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Miami’s 2% is ahead of 25% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.

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.

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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.

Riverview Park

Park
75 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Torbert Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Taylor Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Rocket Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

171 conserved acres

2% of Miami’s land. Who manages Miami’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city96 ac
State land board75 ac
Local Park · 76 acState Resource Management Area · 75 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
CLO Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board75Restricted
Riverview Park
Local Park
Town or city44Open
Baseball Complex
Local Recreation Area
Town or city20Open
Rotary Centennial Park
Local Park
Town or city8Open
Torbert Park
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Taylor Park
Local Park
Town or city4Open
Rotary Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Business & Professional Women Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Rocket Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Lions Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open

2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

1 places to go in Miami

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

Boat launches in Miami

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

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Baseball
4Tennis

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

History along the way

10 places on the National Register

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

History →
Commerce Building/Hancock BuildingBuilding · listed 1983
About it
George L. Coleman Sr. HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About it
Coleman TheatreBuilding · listed 1983
About it
Miami Marathon Oil Company Service StationBuilding · listed 1995
About it
Ottawa County CourthouseBuilding · listed 2004
About it
Riviera Courts-MotelBuilding · listed 2004
About it
Miami Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2009
About it
Dobson Family HouseBuilding · listed 2011
About it
Nine Tribes TowerBuilding · listed 2022
About it
Hudson Service StationBuilding · listed 2025
About it
When to get out

The walking year in 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.413.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)465161707886919183725949
Rain (in)2.12.03.34.86.45.23.74.04.44.03.32.4

February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Miami →

Questions about parks and trails in Miami

How much of Miami is conserved land?

2% of its land, against a typical 7% for an Oklahoma town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Miami’s trails?

Riverview Park and Torbert Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Miami?

258 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Miami or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 128 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Miami have?

Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #83 of 131 in Oklahoma. 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 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 →