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2016-07-29 16 38 37 View east along U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Baltimore Street) between Westside Avenue and Antietam Street in Funkstown, Washington County, MarylandPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Funkstown

9% of Funkstown’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park

9% of Funkstown’s land is conserved, about 36 acres. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 38 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
9%
36 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Funkstown Community Park

Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

36 conserved acres

9% of Funkstown’s land. Who manages Funkstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government36 ac
Local Park · 36 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Funkstown Community Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government36Open
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
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Funkstown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2000
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Funkstown: April, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)404453667483878578675544
Rain (in)2.82.33.43.54.13.73.93.44.33.22.93.4

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Funkstown →

Next door

Funkstown and its neighbors

Funkstown has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Funkstown— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hagerstown6%0.5993%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Funkstown

Are dogs allowed on Funkstown’s trails?

Funkstown Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Funkstown?

9,525 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Funkstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Funkstown neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →