Outdoors in Annapolis Neck

Annapolis Neck has 419 acres of parks, 35 for every 1,000 residents

The biggest trail networks: Quiet Waters Park (2.4 mi). 7% of Annapolis Neck’s land is conserved, about 289 acres. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Annapolis Neck, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #119 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it

Conserved land

289 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land

Trails

3.6 mi

0.5 per sq mi of land

Park land

419 ac

35 acres per 1,000 residents

Near a park

62%

of residents within ½ mile

Bike routes

3.7 mi

2.0 mi lanes · 1.7 mi paths

Lakes & rivers

16 beaches · 2 boat launches

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Annapolis Neck have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Annapolis Neck is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #119 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.

B⁺

OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Annapolis Neck’s overall grade.

Conserved land7% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B⁺Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B Park land35 acres of park per 1,000 residents (419 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13B⁺Parks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%B⁻

All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%

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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 55%

Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Annapolis Neck’s 7% is ahead of 37% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.

Water is 39% of Annapolis Neck’s area (4 of 11 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. 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.

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

Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Quiet Waters Park, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Quiet Waters Park

Park

322 acres2.4 mi of trail

South River Overlook

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto N

Bay Ridge Trust

Managed by MET

33 acres

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yet

Thomas Point Park

Park

32 acres

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the parking lot

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement

Managed by Chesapeake Bay Foundation

31 acres

Dogs allowed

No trailhead mapped yet

All 8 parks & preserves

Quiet Waters Park322 acres · 2.4 mi of trail

Directions

Peninsula Park29 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Directions

Abbey Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

David G. Dauses Sr. Waterfront Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Blackwalnut Cove Property Owners

Bay Ridge Trust33 acres · MET

Thomas Point Park32 acres

Directions

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement31 acres · Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Homeport Farm Park25 acres

Who protects it

289 conserved acres

7% of Annapolis Neck’s land. Water is left out: Annapolis Neck has 6.9 square miles of land and 4.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Annapolis Neck’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources144 ac

County81 ac

Land trusts & nonprofits65 ac

Joint46 ac

State conservation33 ac

Other or Unknown Local Government25 ac

Not recorded71 ac

Conservation Easement · 211 acUnknown Easement · 114 acLocal Park · 101 acForest Stewardship Easement · 39 ac

Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 193 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 22 of 51 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels

Parcel (PAD-US)	Managed by	Acres	Public access
Thomas Point Park Local Park	Not recorded	41	Unknown
Peninsula Park Local Park	Not recorded	35	Unknown
Homeport Farm Park Local Park	Other or Unknown Local Government	25	Open

Things to do

53 places to go in Annapolis Neck

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

Beaches in Annapolis Neck

Bay Ridge Beach

Directions

Wild Rose Shores

Directions

Plus 14 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails

Unpaved · 1.5 mi

South River Overlook0.2 mi

Lakes & rivers tap for directions

Chase Pondpond Heron Lake Fishing Creek

Biking & sports

3.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.0 mi

painted or protected bike lanes

1.7 mi

off-road bike paths

Courts & fields

18Tennis

6Basketball

6Baseball

4Soccer

2Beach volleyball

2Pickleball

1Multi-sport

1Football

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Annapolis Neck: April to June

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	9.4
High (°F)	44	47	55	66	75	84	88	86	79	69	57	48
Rain (in)	3.0	2.6	4.0	3.3	3.7	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.6	3.8	3.1	3.7

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Annapolis Neck →

Next door

Annapolis Neck and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Parole9.8 mi Mayo9.2 mi Annapolis4.3 mi Annapolis Neck3.6 mi Edgewater1.1 mi

Town	Conserved of land	Trail mi per sq mi	Park acres per 1,000	Near a park ½ mile	Outdoors
Annapolis Neck	7%	0.5	35	62%	B⁺
Annapolis	4%	0.6	5	94%	B
Parole	2%	1.0	6	46%	B⁻
Mayo	17%	1.6	68	86%	A⁺
Edgewater	4%	0.4	4	67%	C⁺

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Annapolis Neck

Where can I hike in Annapolis Neck?

The longest trail networks: Quiet Waters Park, 2.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Annapolis Neck is conserved land?

7% 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.

Are dogs allowed on Annapolis Neck’s trails?

OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Annapolis Neck?

3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of painted or protected lanes and 1.7 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Annapolis Neck?

8,764 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Annapolis Neck or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 419 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Annapolis Neck have?

Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #119 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 Annapolis Neck 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 →

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Annapolis Neck has 419 acres of parks, 35 for every 1,000 residents

How much outdoors does Annapolis Neck have?

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Pick a walk

Quiet Waters Park

Bay Ridge Trust

Thomas Point Park

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement

289 conserved acres

53 places to go in Annapolis Neck

1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers

3.7 miles of bike routes

The best walking months in Annapolis Neck: April to June

Annapolis Neck and its neighbors

Questions about parks and trails in Annapolis Neck

Trail talk

Where this page comes from