10% of Brown Station’s land is conserved: 408 acres
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Brown Station, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #248 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Brown Station?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Brown Station have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brown Station is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #248 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Brown Station’s 10% is ahead of 56% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% 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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408 conserved acres
10% of Brown Station’s land. Who manages Brown Station’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 223 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 44 of 97 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Tract Maintenance Facility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 131 | Unknown |
| Western Branch Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 53 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Brown Station
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2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.6 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.
The best walking months in Brown Station: 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 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brown Station →
Brown Station 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Station | 10% | 0.3 | under 1 | 2% | C |
| Marlboro Village | 14% | 0.2 | 15 | 90% | B+ |
| Westphalia | 12% | 0.3 | 2 | 56% | B− |
| Largo | 5% | 0.2 | 9 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Brock Hall | 12% | 0.3 | 11 | 64% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brown Station
How much of Brown Station is conserved land?
10% 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.
Where can I bike in Brown Station?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brown Station?
16,394 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brown Station or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brown Station have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #248 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 Brown Station 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 →