L P Cosca Regional Park
Nature preserve
694 acres10.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Hawkeye58 · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Clinton
11% of Clinton’s land is conserved: 1,824 acres
23 miles of mapped trail cross Clinton, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: L P Cosca Regional Park (10.5 mi), Tanglewood Community Park (0.5 mi). 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #105 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,824 acres · of 25.0 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
440 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
2.5 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Clinton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clinton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clinton is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #105 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clinton’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (23 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (440 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home73% 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 76%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 60%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Clinton’s 11% is ahead of 61% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. 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 L P Cosca Regional Park, with 10.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tanglewood Community Park
Park
34 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Tinkers Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
313 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Piscataway Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
257 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,824 conserved acres
11% of Clinton’s land. Who manages Clinton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County709 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government81 ac
Regional agency37 ac
Other state land8 ac
Not recorded1,415 ac
State Other or Unknown · 1,199 acForest Stewardship Easement · 468 acLocal Park · 362 acConservation Easement · 166 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 216 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 49 of 130 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piscataway Creek Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1,071 | Unknown |
| Cheltenham Community Park Local Park | Not recorded | 118 | Unknown |
| Tinkers Creek Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 100 | Unknown |
| Cheltenham Park Local Park | County | 76 | Open |
| Tanglewood Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
| Tinkers Creek Steam Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 32 | Unknown |
| Ft. Hills Community Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 29 | Unknown |
| Camp Springs Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 26 | Unknown |
| Stephen Decatur Community Center Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 25 | Open |
| Boys Village - Cheltenham State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 19 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Clinton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clinton
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Clinton
Cosca Regional Park CampgroundIn L P Cosca Regional Park · The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
11Tennis
8Baseball
4Pickleball
2Football
2Soccer
1Skate park
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, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Clinton: 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) | 9.7 | 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 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 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 Clinton →
Next door
Clinton and its neighbors
Clinton has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Clinton23 miAccokeek21 miRosaryville17 miAndrews AFB15 miBrandywine12 miFort Washington6.4 miCamp Springs1.0 miFriendly0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 11% | 0.9 | 11 | 73% | A− |
| Friendly | 12% | 0.1 | 8 | 90% | B |
| Rosaryville | 40% | 1.9 | 119 | 96% | A+ |
| Brandywine | 19% | 0.5 | 46 | 83% | A |
| Accokeek | 32% | 0.8 | 182 | 26% | A− |
| Camp Springs | 10% | 0.1 | 6 | 89% | B |
| Fort Washington | 18% | 0.5 | 25 | 87% | A− |
| Andrews AFB | 2% | 2.1 | under 1 | 40% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clinton
Where can I hike in Clinton?
The longest trail networks: L P Cosca Regional Park, 10.5 miles; Tanglewood Community Park, 0.5 miles; Tinkers Creek Stream Valley Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clinton is conserved land?
11% 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 Clinton’s trails?
L P Cosca Regional Park and Tanglewood Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clinton?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Clinton?
24,261 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 440 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clinton have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #105 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 Clinton 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 →