Photo: Pubdog · Public domain6% of Deale’s land is conserved: 188 acres
17 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Deale, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #239 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
How much outdoors does Deale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deale is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #239 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 Deale’s 6% is ahead of 29% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
Water is 11% of Deale’s area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Deale Community Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Franklin Manor Park
188 conserved acres
6% of Deale’s land. Water is left out: Deale has 5.3 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Deale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 183 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 34 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Manor Park Local Park | Private owners | 5 | Open |
4 places to go in Deale
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.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 lakes & rivers
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 Deale: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Deale →
Deale and its neighbors
Deale has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deale | 6% | 0.1 | 3 | 44% | C |
| Shady Side | 16% | 0.9 | 131 | 73% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Deale
Where can I hike in Deale?
The longest trail networks: Deale Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Deale 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.
Are dogs allowed on Deale’s trails?
Deale Community Park and Franklin Manor Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Deale?
8,487 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Deale have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #239 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 Deale 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 →