Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in District Heights
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross District Heights, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #198 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is District Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does District Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, District Heights is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #198 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park 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 District Heights’ 3% is ahead of 16% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% 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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17 conserved acres
3% of District Heights’ land. Who manages District Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Heights Recreation Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Marbury Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in District Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in District Heights: 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 | 4.5 | 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 District Heights →
District Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Heights | 3% | 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| Walker Mill | 13% | 0.9 | 4 | 81% | B+ |
| Forestville | 10% | 0.2 | 4 | 97% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in District Heights
How much of District Heights is conserved land?
3% 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.
Where can I bike in District Heights?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near District Heights?
14,740 acres of parks and open public land lie inside District Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does District Heights have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #198 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 District Heights 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 →