Janes Island State Park
Managed by Maryland Park Service
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Crisfield
18% of Crisfield’s land is conserved: 195 acres
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Crisfield, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #134 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
195 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
6.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
2.5 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Crisfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crisfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crisfield is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #134 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crisfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land6.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home89% 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 69%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 49%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Crisfield’s 18% is ahead of 83% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
Water is 45% of Crisfield’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
195 conserved acres
18% of Crisfield’s land. Water is left out: Crisfield has 1.7 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Crisfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources125 ac
Joint125 ac
Other state land1 ac
Town or city1 ac
Not recorded68 ac
Conservation Easement · 125 acUnknown Easement · 125 acState Other or Unknown · 68 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 1 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 126 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somers Cove Marina State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 67 | Unknown |
| Crisfield Marine Terminal State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Crisfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Crisfield
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Crisfield
Somers Cove Boat Ramp
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Hammock Pointe0.3 mi
Biking & sports
3.1 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
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Make PeaceBuilding · listed 1975
About itNelson HomesteadBuilding · listed 1985
About itCrisfield ArmoryBuilding · listed 1985
About itCapt. Leonard Tawes HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itCrisfield Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1990
About itWard Brothers' House and ShopBuilding · listed 1997
About itCullen Homestead Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Crisfield: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 48 | 55 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 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 Crisfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Crisfield
How much of Crisfield is conserved land?
18% 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 Crisfield’s trails?
Janes Island State Park and Crisfield Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crisfield?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes, 0.5 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Crisfield?
4,111 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crisfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Crisfield have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #134 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 Crisfield 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 →