Spice Creek Natural Resource Management Area
Managed by Maryland Park Service
644 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Grahame House · Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Baden
Baden has 1,440 acres of parks, 619 for every 1,000 residents
20% of Baden’s land is conserved, about 3,512 acres. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9.9 miles of mapped trail cross Baden, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
3,512 acres · of 27.6 sq mi of land
Trails
9.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,440 ac
619 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Baden?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baden have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baden is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baden’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land619 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,440 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Baden’s 20% is ahead of 87% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of them.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Full Mill Branch Natural Resource Management Area
Managed by Maryland Park Service
182 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Zoeter Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement
Managed by DNR-MET and Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, Inc.
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,512 conserved acres
20% of Baden’s land. Who manages Baden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2,935 ac
Other state land1,208 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government772 ac
State natural resources197 ac
State conservation74 ac
Joint35 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits32 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,914 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,384 acAgricultural Easement · 1,087 acState Park · 828 acState Other or Unknown · 653 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,997 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 82 of 186 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patuxent River Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 653 | Unknown |
| Spice Creek Nrma State Park | Not recorded | 647 | Unknown |
| Putuxent River Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 606 | Open |
| Full Mill Branch Nrma State Park | Not recorded | 182 | Unknown |
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
St. Paul's Parish ChurchBuilding · listed 1977
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Baden: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 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 Baden →
Next door
Baden and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden | 20% | 0.4 | 619 | 10% | B+ |
| Croom | 29% | 1.0 | 1,230 | 44% | A |
| Aquasco | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cedarville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dunkirk | 20% | 0.9 | 120 | 74% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baden
Where can I hike in Baden?
The longest trail networks: Full Mill Branch Natural Resource Management Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Baden is conserved land?
20% 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 Baden’s trails?
Spice Creek Natural Resource Management Area and Full Mill Branch Natural Resource Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Baden?
14,836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,440 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baden have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Baden 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 →