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Outdoors in Grantsville

99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Grantsville

1% of Grantsville’s land is conserved, about 8 acres. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Grantsville, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
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 Grantsville Town Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Grantsville Town Park

Park
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Casselman River Bridge State Park

Managed by Maryland Park Service
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

8 conserved acres

1% of Grantsville’s land. Who manages Grantsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land5 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Historic or Cultural Easement · 5 acState Park · 3 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 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Casselman River Bridge Sp
State Park
Not recorded3Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Grantsville

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Grantsville
Grantsville PlaygroundIn Grantsville Town Park
Directions

Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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
4Tennis
3Baseball
3Basketball
1Beach volleyball

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

History along the way

3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

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.

History →
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Casselman's Bridge, National RoadNational Historic Landmark · Structure · listed 1966
About it
Fuller-Baker Log HouseBuilding · listed 1971
About it
Stanton's MillDistrict · listed 1983
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Grantsville: April, July 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)9.610.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)353847606976797872614939
Rain (in)3.73.34.04.05.04.74.44.23.93.33.13.9

November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Grantsville →

Questions about parks and trails in Grantsville

Where can I hike in Grantsville?

The longest trail networks: Grantsville Town Park, 0.3 miles; Casselman River Bridge State Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Grantsville’s trails?

Grantsville Town Park and Casselman River Bridge State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Grantsville?

15,182 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grantsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Grantsville 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 →