Merlin Community Park
Managed by Merlin Sherif Annex
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Hugo Community Baptist Church · Photo: NoeHill · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Merlin
Few parks or trails are on the map in Merlin
21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Merlin’s land is conserved, about 44 acres.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
44 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Merlin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Merlin is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Merlin’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home21% of residents within a half mile of a park · OR 96% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 12%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Merlin. 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 range from D to C−. 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
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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.
Who protects it
44 conserved acres
2% of Merlin’s land. Who manages Merlin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management44 ac
National Public Lands · 44 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Grants Pass Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 44 | Open |
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Reed-Cobb-Bowser House and BarnBuilding · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Merlin: April to June 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 70 | 55 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
August is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Merlin →
Questions about parks and trails in Merlin
How much of Merlin is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Merlin’s trails?
Merlin Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Merlin?
101,902 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Merlin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Merlin have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Merlin 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 →