Generals Highway Corridor Park
Nature preserve
95 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dirt LoopReflection ConnectionReflection TrailShort Connector
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mt. Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Crownsville
Crownsville has 8.9 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
11% of Crownsville’s land is conserved, about 366 acres. 66 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Generals Highway Corridor Park (1.1 mi).
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
366 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
8.9 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Crownsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crownsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crownsville is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crownsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (66 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home13% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Crownsville’s 11% is ahead of 60% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% 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.
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 Generals Highway Corridor Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sahlin Forest Legacy Easement
Nature preserve
157 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Waterworks Park
Managed by Annapolis City
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
366 conserved acres
11% of Crownsville’s land. Who manages Crownsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources165 ac
Other state land154 ac
County140 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government68 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
Not recorded91 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 252 acConservation Easement · 210 acState Other or Unknown · 77 acLocal Park · 65 acLocal Other or Unknown · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 210 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 14 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel County Fair Site State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 77 | Unknown |
| Generals Highway Corridor Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 65 | Open |
| Annapolis City Property Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| County Building Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Crownsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Crownsville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.5 miUnpaved · 4.1 mi
Bacon Ridge-Waterworks Connector0.9 mi
Dirt Loop0.6 mi
Reflection Connection0.2 mi
Reflection Trail0.1 mi
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
4Baseball
1Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Crownsville: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crownsville →
Next door
Crownsville and its neighbors
Crownsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crownsville | 11% | 1.7 | 37 | 13% | B+ |
| Herald Harbor | 5% | 0.1 | 3 | 69% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Crownsville
Where can I hike in Crownsville?
The longest trail networks: Generals Highway Corridor Park, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crownsville is conserved land?
11% 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 Crownsville’s trails?
Generals Highway Corridor Park and Sahlin Forest Legacy Easement don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Crownsville?
10,806 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crownsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crownsville have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Crownsville 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 →