Braddock Heights Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ann Longmore-Etheridge from Western Maryland, United States · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Braddock Heights
Braddock Heights has 128 acres of parks, 44 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Braddock Heights. 6% of Braddock Heights’ land is conserved, about 216 acres. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #217 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
216 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
128 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,224 ft
Ridge Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Braddock Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Braddock Heights is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #217 of 261 in Maryland. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Braddock Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land44 acres of park per 1,000 residents (128 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home28% 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 43%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 17%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Braddock Heights’ 6% is ahead of 33% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Braddock Heights. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
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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.
Who protects it
216 conserved acres
6% of Braddock Heights’ land. Who manages Braddock Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County94 ac
State natural resources45 ac
Joint23 ac
State conservation15 ac
Other state land9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits6 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Local Park · 127 acConservation Easement · 87 acForest Stewardship Easement · 58 acUnknown Easement · 45 acAgricultural Easement · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 89 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 31 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braddock Heights Park Local Park | Not recorded | 127 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Braddock Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Braddock Heights
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Braddock Heights
Ridge Hill1,224 ft elevation
DirectionsJigger Hill1,119 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
1Basketball
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).
Rich MountainBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Braddock Heights: 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) | 41 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 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 Braddock Heights →
Questions about parks and trails in Braddock Heights
How much of Braddock Heights is conserved land?
6% 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 Braddock Heights’ trails?
Braddock Heights Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Braddock Heights?
21,345 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Braddock Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 128 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Braddock Heights have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #217 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 Braddock Heights 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 →