Cockeysville has 49 miles of mapped trails, 4.1 for every square mile of land
27% of Cockeysville’s land is conserved, about 2,038 acres. The biggest trail networks: Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area (40.4 mi), County Home Park (0.5 mi). 91 acres are parks and preserves, 3.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #90 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
2,038 acres · of 12.0 sq mi of land
Trails
49 mi
4.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
91 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
6 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Cockeysville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cockeysville is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #90 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cockeysville’s overall grade.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Cockeysville’s 27% is ahead of 94% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% 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.
Warren Manor Local Open Space1 acres · Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
Who protects it
2,038 conserved acres
27% of Cockeysville’s land. Who manages Cockeysville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County77 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government20 ac
State natural resources13 ac
Other state land1 ac
Not recorded1,949 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,933 acLocal Park · 79 acConservation Easement · 18 acState Park · 14 acState Resource Management Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Loch Raven Reservoir
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded
1,613
Unknown
County Home
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded
244
Unknown
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
Local Park
County
68
Open
Local Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded
67
Unknown
Torrey C Brown Rail Trail
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources
17
Open
Drainage And Utility
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded
11
Unknown
Lp5014
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government
11
Open
North Central Rail Trail
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources
10
Open
Things to do
50 places to go in Cockeysville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cockeysville
28 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Cockeysville
4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Cockeysville
6 boat launches without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Cockeysville
3 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Cockeysville
Two BridgesIn Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
28Tennis
17Baseball
11Multi-sport
7Basketball
5Pickleball
2Beach volleyball
2Tracks
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 11 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Cockeysville: 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
14.7
13.7
12.4
11.1
9.9
9.4
High (°F)
41
45
54
66
75
83
87
85
79
67
56
46
Rain (in)
3.3
2.8
4.1
3.8
4.2
4.4
4.7
4.3
4.7
4.3
3.6
3.9
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cockeysville →
Next door
Cockeysville and its neighbors
Cockeysville has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cockeysville
Where can I hike in Cockeysville?
The longest trail networks: Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area, 40.4 miles; County Home Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cockeysville is conserved land?
27% 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 Cockeysville’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cockeysville?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes, 1.1 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Cockeysville?
18,468 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cockeysville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 99 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cockeysville have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #90 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 Cockeysville neighbors.
Photo: Bohemian Baltimore · CC BY-SA 4.0