Indian Creek Natural Resource Management Area
Managed by Maryland Park Service
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Golden Beach
Few parks or trails are on the map in Golden Beach
7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents. 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #258 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
22 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
1.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Golden Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Golden Beach is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #258 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Golden Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home27% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)#258 of 261
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Golden Beach’s 1% is ahead of 3% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
Water is 19% of Golden Beach’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Golden Beach. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
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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.
Main Beach
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
1% of Golden Beach’s land. Water is left out: Golden Beach has 3.8 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Golden Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources16 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
Town or city2 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Conservation Area · 10 acLocal Park · 6 acConservation Easement · 5 acUnknown Easement · 5 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1 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 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Natural Resource Management Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 10 | Restricted |
| Golden Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Long Point Beach Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
| Main Beach Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
| Open Space Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Golden Beach: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Golden Beach →
Questions about parks and trails in Golden Beach
How much of Golden Beach is conserved land?
1% 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 Golden Beach’s trails?
Indian Creek Natural Resource Management Area and Main Beach don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Golden Beach?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Golden Beach?
5,618 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Golden Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Golden Beach have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #258 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 Golden Beach 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 →