Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Chevy Chase Village
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 3.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Chevy Chase Village, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Chevy Chase Village?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Chevy Chase Village have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chevy Chase Village is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park 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 Chevy Chase Village’s 2% is ahead of 9% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chevy Chase Circle
Large Oliver Park
All 5 parks & preserves
6 conserved acres
2% of Chevy Chase Village’s land. Who manages Chevy Chase Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase Open Space Up Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Laurel Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Newlands Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Large Oliver Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Belmont Buffer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Chevy Chase Village
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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 Chevy Chase Village: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chevy Chase Village →
Chevy Chase Village and its neighbors
Chevy Chase Village 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase Village | 2% | 0.5 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Bethesda | 6% | 0.5 | 3 | 99% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chevy Chase Village
Where can I hike in Chevy Chase Village?
The longest trail networks: Chevy Chase Circle, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chevy Chase Village is conserved land?
2% 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 Chevy Chase Village’s trails?
Western Grove Urban Park and Chevy Chase Circle don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chevy Chase Village?
16,666 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chevy Chase Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chevy Chase Village have?
Ahead of 60% 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 Chevy Chase Village 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 →