Buckeystown Community Park
Park
20 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Amelung House and Glassworks · Photo: E.H. Pickering, HABS photographer · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Buckeystown
Few parks or trails are on the map in Buckeystown
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Buckeystown, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
27 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Buckeystown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buckeystown is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Buckeystown’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home6% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Buckeystown’s 5% is ahead of 23% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Buckeystown. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Buckeystown Community Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
27 conserved acres
5% of Buckeystown’s land. Who manages Buckeystown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government22 ac
County5 ac
Local Park · 22 acConservation Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeystown Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Buckeystown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Buckeystown
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Buckeystown: April 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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Buckeystown →
Questions about parks and trails in Buckeystown
Where can I hike in Buckeystown?
The longest trail networks: Buckeystown Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Buckeystown is conserved land?
5% 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 Buckeystown’s trails?
Buckeystown Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Buckeystown?
5,697 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buckeystown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buckeystown have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Buckeystown 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 →