Photo: SlipperyDude · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Chesapeake Ranch Estates
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Chesapeake Ranch Estates, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #259 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
How much outdoors does Chesapeake Ranch Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chesapeake Ranch Estates is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #259 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Chesapeake Ranch Estates’ 1% is ahead of 1% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% 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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14 conserved acres
1% of Chesapeake Ranch Estates’ land. Who manages Chesapeake Ranch Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Chesapeake Ranch Estates
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Plus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Chesapeake Ranch Estates: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chesapeake Ranch Estates →
Chesapeake Ranch Estates and its neighbors
Chesapeake Ranch Estates has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Ranch Estates | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| Lusby | 3% | 1.6 | under 1 | 43% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chesapeake Ranch Estates
How much of Chesapeake Ranch Estates is conserved land?
1% 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Chesapeake Ranch Estates?
6,353 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chesapeake Ranch Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chesapeake Ranch Estates have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #259 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates 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 →