Centerway Local Park
Park
20 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Flower Hill
17% of Flower Hill’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17% of Flower Hill’s land is conserved, about 220 acres. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Flower Hill, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #37 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
220 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
140 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Flower Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Flower Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flower Hill is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #37 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Flower Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (140 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 91%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 86%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Flower Hill’s 17% is ahead of 78% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 75% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Centerway Local Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nike Missile Local Park
Park
23 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area
Nature preserve
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Flower Hill Local Park
Park
20 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 8 parks & preserves
Centerway Local Park20 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Nike Missile Local Park23 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsStrawberry Knoll Local Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Flower Hill Local Park20 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Stewartown Local Park13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area29 acres
Hunters Woods Local Park20 acres
Emory Grove Hills Neighborhood Conservation Area12 acres
Who protects it
220 conserved acres
17% of Flower Hill’s land. Who manages Flower Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency35 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government29 ac
County28 ac
Not recorded185 ac
State Other or Unknown · 130 acLocal Park · 86 acLocal Other or Unknown · 56 acConservation Easement · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 76 | Unknown |
| Centerway Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 35 | Unknown |
| Hunters Woods Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 31 | Unknown |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 25 | Unknown |
| Montgomery County Local Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Nike Missile LP Local Park | Regional agency | 23 | Open |
| Flower Hill Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Stewartown LP Local Park | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Strawberry Knoll Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Emory Grove Hills Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Flower Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Flower Hill
Flower Hill Residents Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Flower Hill
Flower Hill Park EastIn Flower Hill Local Park
DirectionsFlower Hill Park WestIn Flower Hill Local Park
DirectionsPlus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Tennis
7Baseball
5Basketball
3Soccer
2Multi-sport
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Flower Hill: April 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Flower Hill →
Next door
Flower Hill and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Hill | 17% | 1.1 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Gaithersburg | 9% | 1.0 | 9 | 98% | A− |
| Montgomery Village | 12% | 1.0 | 6 | 99%+ | A− |
| Redland | 32% | 2.3 | 58 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Flower Hill
Where can I hike in Flower Hill?
The longest trail networks: Centerway Local Park, 0.7 miles; Nike Missile Local Park, 0.4 miles; Flower Hill Local Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Flower Hill is conserved land?
17% 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 Flower Hill’s trails?
Centerway Local Park and Nike Missile Local Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Flower Hill?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Flower Hill?
18,201 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flower Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 140 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Flower Hill have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #37 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 Flower Hill 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 →