Woodberry Forest Recreation Center
Park
13 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Camp Springs
10% of Camp Springs’ land is conserved: 500 acres
The biggest trail networks: Woodberry Forest Recreation Center (0.7 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 139 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #181 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
500 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
139 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
1.0 mi lanes · 1.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Camp Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Camp Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Camp Springs is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #181 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Camp Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (139 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 31%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Camp Springs’ 10% is ahead of 55% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Woodberry Forest Recreation Center, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tinkers Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
220 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Henson Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
89 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Woodberry Forest Recreation Center13 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Tinkers Creek Stream Valley Park220 acres · Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
DirectionsHenson Creek Stream Valley Park89 acres · Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
DirectionsAllentown Road Recreation Center10 acres
DirectionsHenson Creek Park9 acres · Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
Michael J Polley Neighborhood Park5 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
500 conserved acres
10% of Camp Springs’ land. Who manages Camp Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government119 ac
County99 ac
National Park Service69 ac
Regional agency26 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Not recorded306 ac
State Other or Unknown · 267 acConservation Easement · 103 acLocal Park · 103 acSpecial Designation Area · 69 acForest Stewardship Easement · 39 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 71 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 25 of 59 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinkers Creek Steam Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 128 | Unknown |
| Camp Springs Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 75 | Unknown |
| National Capital Parks Special Designation Area | National Park Service | 69 | Restricted |
| Henseon Creek Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 46 | Unknown |
| Henson Creek Neighborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 45 | Unknown |
| Allentown Rd Fitness & Aquatic Ctr Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 30 | Unknown |
| Park Police Allentown Road Substation Local Park | Regional agency | 22 | Open |
| Woodberry Forest Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Auth Village Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Middleton Valley Neighborhood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
8 places to go in Camp Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Camp Springs
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Tennis
4Basketball
2Baseball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Camp Springs: April to 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Camp Springs →
Next door
Camp Springs and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Clinton23 miAndrews AFB15 miSuitland2.3 miCamp Springs1.0 miSilver Hill0.7 miFriendly0.4 miTemple Hills0.1 miMarlow Heights0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Springs | 10% | 0.1 | 6 | 89% | B |
| Clinton | 11% | 0.9 | 11 | 73% | A− |
| Silver Hill | 18% | 0.5 | under 1 | 68% | B− |
| Andrews AFB | 2% | 2.1 | under 1 | 40% | C+ |
| Temple Hills | 11% | 0.1 | 2 | 98% | B− |
| Friendly | 12% | 0.1 | 8 | 90% | B |
| Marlow Heights | 9% | under 0.1 | 17 | 90% | B |
| Suitland | 22% | 0.5 | 8 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Camp Springs
Where can I hike in Camp Springs?
The longest trail networks: Woodberry Forest Recreation Center, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Camp Springs 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.
Are dogs allowed on Camp Springs’ trails?
Woodberry Forest Recreation Center and Tinkers Creek Stream Valley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Camp Springs?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes and 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Camp Springs?
20,744 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Camp Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 139 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Camp Springs have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #181 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 Camp Springs 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 →