Colmar Manor Community Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
84 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Colmar Manor
More than half of Colmar Manor’s land is conserved: 65%
65% of Colmar Manor’s land is conserved, about 172 acres. Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Colmar Manor, 2.1 per square mile of land.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
65%
172 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
92 ac
59 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Colmar Manor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Colmar Manor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colmar Manor is among the top 1% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Colmar Manor’s overall grade.
Conserved land65% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land59 acres of park per 1,000 residents (92 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Among the top 1%
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Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Colmar Manor’s 65% is ahead of 100% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
Water is 11% of Colmar Manor’s area (0 of 0 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 56%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Colmar Manor Community Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Anacostia River Stream Valley Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
83 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bladensburg Waterfront Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Robert Yost Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
172 conserved acres
65% of Colmar Manor’s land. Water is left out: Colmar Manor has 0.4 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Colmar Manor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency2 ac
Not recorded170 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 170 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comar Manor Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 170 | Unknown |
| Newton Street Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Colmar Manor
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Playgrounds in Colmar Manor
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Colmar Manor
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Soccer
2Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Colmar Manor: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Colmar Manor →
Next door
Colmar Manor and its neighbors
Colmar Manor has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colmar Manor | 65% | 2.1 | 59 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Cottage City | 41% | 1.5 | 7 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Colmar Manor
Where can I hike in Colmar Manor?
The longest trail networks: Colmar Manor Community Park, 0.6 miles; Anacostia River Stream Valley Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Colmar Manor is conserved land?
65% 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 Colmar Manor’s trails?
Colmar Manor Community Park and Anacostia River Stream Valley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Colmar Manor?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Colmar Manor?
12,848 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colmar Manor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 92 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Colmar Manor have?
Among the top 1% 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 Colmar Manor 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 →