T. Howard Duckett Watershed
Managed by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
125 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fulton
18% of Fulton’s land is conserved, and 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park
18% of Fulton’s land is conserved, about 422 acres. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Fulton, 0.4 per square mile of land. 66 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #94 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
422 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.0 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 2.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fulton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fulton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fulton is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #94 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fulton’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (66 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 79%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 64%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Fulton’s 18% is ahead of 82% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bass Circle Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
422 conserved acres
18% of Fulton’s land. Who manages Fulton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County361 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government61 ac
Private owners14 ac
Town or city11 ac
State parks8 ac
Not recorded214 ac
Conservation Easement · 273 acForest Stewardship Easement · 163 acLocal Other or Unknown · 163 acLocal Park · 62 acUnknown Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 197 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 59 of 134 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 122 | Unknown |
| Fulton South Area Park Local Park | Not recorded | 51 | Unknown |
| Maple Lawn Farms Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 26 | Unknown |
| County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
| Midtown Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Westside Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hillside Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Fulton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Fulton
Maple Lawn Community PoolIn Midtown Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Fulton
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Fulton
Maple Lawn Dog Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
3.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
5Basketball
3Baseball
2Multi-sport
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fulton: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fulton →
Next door
Fulton and its neighbors
Fulton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 18% | 0.4 | 12 | 96% | A− |
| Scaggsville | 30% | 2.2 | 23 | 87% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fulton
Where can I hike in Fulton?
The longest trail networks: Midtown Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fulton is conserved land?
18% 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 Fulton’s trails?
T. Howard Duckett Watershed and Midtown Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fulton?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes and 2.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fulton?
16,756 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fulton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fulton have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #94 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 Fulton 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 →