Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Boonsboro has 61 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Shafer Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Boonsboro’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #190 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Boonsboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Boonsboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Boonsboro is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #190 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Boonsboro’s 1% is ahead of 4% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Shafer Memorial Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Boonsboro Historical Park
Greenbrier State Park
26 conserved acres
1% of Boonsboro’s land. Who manages Boonsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
12 places to go in Boonsboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Boonsboro: 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.
| 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Boonsboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Boonsboro
Where can I hike in Boonsboro?
The longest trail networks: Shafer Memorial Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Boonsboro is conserved land?
1% 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 Boonsboro’s trails?
Shafer Memorial Park and Boonsboro Historical Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Boonsboro?
19,091 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boonsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Boonsboro have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #190 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 Boonsboro 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 →