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2016-07-28 16 43 40 View west along Maryland State Route 804 (Twin Springs Drive) between Waltz Road and White Hall Road in Chewsville, Washington County, MarylandPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Chewsville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Chewsville

4% of Chewsville’s land is conserved, about 22 acres. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
4%
22 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

22 conserved acres

4% of Chewsville’s land. Who manages Chewsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners20 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Conservation Easement · 13 acLocal Park · 7 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Chewsville Community Park
Local Park
Private owners9Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Chewsville: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)404452657483878578665444
Rain (in)2.92.33.53.64.13.83.93.54.43.32.93.4

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chewsville →

Next door

Chewsville and its neighbors

Chewsville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Chewsville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Robinwood11%0.3158%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Chewsville

Is there public land near Chewsville?

14,139 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chewsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chewsville 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 →