Andrews AFB has 15 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
2% of Andrews AFB’s land is conserved, about 76 acres. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #231 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Andrews AFB?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Andrews AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Andrews AFB is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #231 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Andrews AFB’s 2% is ahead of 5% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 92% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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76 conserved acres
2% of Andrews AFB’s land. Who manages Andrews AFB’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park National Public Lands | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 46 | Open |
| National Capital Parks Special Designation Area | National Park Service | 31 | Restricted |
114 places to go in Andrews AFB
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
90 beaches are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 dog parks without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Andrews AFB: April to June 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Andrews AFB →
Andrews AFB and its neighbors
Andrews AFB has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews AFB | 2% | 2.1 | under 1 | 40% | C+ |
| Camp Springs | 10% | 0.1 | 6 | 89% | B |
| Clinton | 11% | 0.9 | 11 | 73% | A− |
| Westphalia | 12% | 0.3 | 2 | 56% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Andrews AFB
How much of Andrews AFB is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Maryland town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Andrews AFB?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Andrews AFB?
17,978 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Andrews AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Andrews AFB have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #231 of 261 in Maryland. 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 Andrews AFB neighbors.
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 →