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Outdoors in St. Mary's

Few parks or trails are on the map in St. Mary's

17% of St. Mary's’ land is conserved, about 4,737 acres. 27 miles of mapped trail cross St. Mary's, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
4,737 acres · of 44.5 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

4,737 conserved acres

17% of St. Mary's’ land. Water is left out: St. Mary's has 44.5 square miles of land and 7.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Mary's’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service9,462 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 9,462 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service9,462Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 10.5 mi
Winter Trail1.6 mi

Questions about parks and trails in St. Mary's

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from St. Mary's neighbors.

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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 →