Melvin G. Bosely Wildlife Conservancy
Nature preserve
294 acres0.4 mi of trail
Black TrailBlue TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gunpowder Meetinghouse · Photo: Eminonuk · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Edgewood
8% of Edgewood’s land is conserved: 831 acres
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Edgewood, 0.6 per square mile of land. 285 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #110 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
831 acres · of 17.1 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
285 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Edgewood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Edgewood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edgewood is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #110 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Edgewood’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (285 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home90% 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 74%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 58%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Edgewood’s 8% is ahead of 44% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% 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 Melvin G. Bosely Wildlife Conservancy, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Otter Creek Woods
Nature preserve
115 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Edgewood Recreation Park
Park
76 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Monk's Creek Woods
Nature preserve
66 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Melvin G. Bosely Wildlife Conservancy294 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Edgewood Recreation Park76 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFlying Point Park15 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsOtter Creek Woods115 acres
Monk's Creek Woods66 acres
Edgewater Village Park60 acres
DirectionsSkipper's Point Recreational Complex8 acres
Mildred Kelly Park4 acres · Harford County Parks and Recreation
Woodbridge Park2 acres
Willoughby Beach Launching Ramp1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
831 conserved acres
8% of Edgewood’s land. Who manages Edgewood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources534 ac
State conservation523 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government60 ac
County12 ac
Not recorded233 ac
Conservation Easement · 539 acUnknown Easement · 523 acLocal Park · 229 acLocal Other or Unknown · 60 acForest Stewardship Easement · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 543 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 21 of 34 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgwood Recreation Park Local Park | Not recorded | 87 | Unknown |
| Edgewater Village Park Local Park | Not recorded | 61 | Unknown |
| Willoughby Beach Park Local Park | Not recorded | 44 | Unknown |
| Winters Run Greenway Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 36 | Unknown |
| Woodbridge Park Local Park | Not recorded | 19 | Unknown |
| Flying Point Park Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
| Harford County Proprty Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 13 | Unknown |
| Harford County Property Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Unknown |
| Edgewood Village Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
Things to do
48 places to go in Edgewood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Edgewood
47 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Edgewood
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Black Trail0.2 mi
Blue Trail0.1 mi
Red Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
16Baseball
14Tennis
10Golf
8Basketball
6Multi-sport
2Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Edgewood: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
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 Edgewood →
Next door
Edgewood and its neighbors
Edgewood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | 8% | 0.6 | 11 | 90% | B+ |
| Joppatowne | 14% | 0.4 | 35 | 76% | A− |
| Abingdon | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 42% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Edgewood
Where can I hike in Edgewood?
The longest trail networks: Melvin G. Bosely Wildlife Conservancy, 0.4 miles; Edgewood Recreation Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Edgewood is conserved land?
8% 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 Edgewood’s trails?
Melvin G. Bosely Wildlife Conservancy and Otter Creek Woods don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Edgewood?
16,167 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edgewood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 285 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edgewood have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #110 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 Edgewood 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 →