Photo: Quarterczar at English Wikipedia · Public domain12% of Brock Hall’s land is conserved: 770 acres
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Brock Hall, 0.3 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 149 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #165 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Brock Hall?
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How much outdoors does Brock Hall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brock Hall is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #165 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Brock Hall’s 12% is ahead of 67% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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
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770 conserved acres
12% of Brock Hall’s land. Who manages Brock Hall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 514 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 63 of 216 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collington Branch Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 77 | Unknown |
| Forest Hills Park Local Park | Regional agency | 50 | Open |
| Black Branch Stream Valley Park Local Park | Regional agency | 39 | Open |
| Beechtree East Park Local Park | Regional agency | 35 | Open |
| Beechtree West Park Local Park | Regional agency | 29 | Open |
| Brock Hall Gardent Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Riley Tract Neghborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Brock Hall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Brock Hall: 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) | 44 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brock Hall →
Brock Hall and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Hall | 12% | 0.3 | 11 | 64% | B |
| Bowie | 13% | 0.4 | 20 | 96% | A− |
| Kettering | 24% | 1.5 | 8 | 78% | A− |
| Marlboro Meadows | 27% | 0.4 | 115 | 94% | A |
| Marlboro Village | 14% | 0.2 | 15 | 90% | B+ |
| Brown Station | 10% | 0.3 | under 1 | 2% | C |
| Queen Anne | 18% | 0.2 | 519 | 32% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brock Hall
How much of Brock Hall is conserved land?
12% 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.
Is there public land near Brock Hall?
16,222 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brock Hall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 149 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brock Hall have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #165 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 Brock Hall 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 →