Crespatown Area Park
Managed by Allegany County Commissioners
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cresaptown
Cresaptown has 43 acres of parks, 8.3 for every 1,000 residents
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Cresaptown, 0.6 per square mile of land. 2% of Cresaptown’s land is conserved, about 32 acres. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #189 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
32 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cresaptown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cresaptown is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #189 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cresaptown’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (43 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home74% 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 52%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 28%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Cresaptown’s 2% is ahead of 6% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
2% of Cresaptown’s land. Who manages Cresaptown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government32 ac
Local Park · 32 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crespatown Area Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 32 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Cresaptown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cresaptown
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
18Basketball
10Baseball
2Tennis
2Multi-sport
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cresaptown: April 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cresaptown →
Next door
Cresaptown and its neighbors
Cresaptown has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresaptown | 2% | 0.6 | 8 | 74% | B− |
| Bel Air | 4% | 1.3 | 11 | 98% | A− |
| Potomac Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cresaptown
How much of Cresaptown is conserved land?
2% 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 Cresaptown’s trails?
Crespatown Area Park and Liberty Christian Fellowship don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cresaptown?
4,015 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cresaptown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cresaptown have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #189 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 Cresaptown 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 →