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2019-05-18 16 49 27 View east along Interstate 70 at Exit 35 (Maryland State Route 66, Smithsburg, Boonsboro) in Beaver Creek, Washington County, MarylandPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Beaver Creek

Few parks or trails are on the map in Beaver Creek

4% of Beaver Creek’s land is conserved, about 31 acres.

Conserved land
4%
31 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area

Managed by Fisheries Service
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

31 conserved acres

4% of Beaver Creek’s land. Who manages Beaver Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County9 ac
State natural resources2 ac
Not recorded27 ac
State Conservation Area · 27 acForest Stewardship Easement · 8 acConservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
A.M. Powell Hatchery Fma
State Conservation Area
Not recorded27Unknown
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Doub's Mill Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Beaver Creek: April, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)404453657483878578665444
Rain (in)2.92.43.53.64.23.74.03.44.43.33.03.5

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Beaver Creek →

Questions about parks and trails in Beaver Creek

Are dogs allowed on Beaver Creek’s trails?

A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Beaver Creek?

19,714 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beaver Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Beaver Creek neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →