Burkittsville Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Burkittsville
More than half of Burkittsville’s land is conserved: 58%
58% of Burkittsville’s land is conserved, about 154 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 6.0 per 1,000 residents. Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
58%
154 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
154 conserved acres
58% of Burkittsville’s land. Who manages Burkittsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land110 ac
County90 ac
State natural resources53 ac
State conservation37 ac
Joint16 ac
Town or city1 ac
Conservation Easement · 143 acOther Easement · 91 acUnknown Easement · 53 acAgricultural Easement · 19 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 153 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkittsville Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Burkittsville
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Playgrounds in Burkittsville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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Biking & 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
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Burkittsville: 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 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Burkittsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Burkittsville
Are dogs allowed on Burkittsville’s trails?
Burkittsville Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Burkittsville?
9,398 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burkittsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Burkittsville 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 →