Few parks or trails are on the map in Coral Hills
13 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Coral Hills’ land is conserved, about 68 acres. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #197 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
How much outdoors does Coral Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coral Hills is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #197 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land 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 Coral Hills’ 6% is ahead of 36% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% 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
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68 conserved acres
6% of Coral Hills’ land. Who manages Coral Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakcrest Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 37 | Unknown |
| John E. Howard Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Brooke Road Neighborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Dillon Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Coral Hills
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 Coral Hills: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
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 Coral Hills →
Coral Hills and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Hills | 6% | 0.4 | 1 | 80% | B− |
| Capitol Heights | 3% | 0.5 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Walker Mill | 13% | 0.9 | 4 | 81% | B+ |
| Suitland | 22% | 0.5 | 8 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coral Hills
How much of Coral Hills is conserved land?
6% 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.
Is there public land near Coral Hills?
15,081 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coral Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coral Hills have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #197 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 Coral Hills 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 →