Martin L. "Marty" Snook Memorial Park
Park
77 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Halfway
Halfway has 85 acres of parks, 7.8 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Halfway, 0.2 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Halfway’s land is conserved, about 75 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #227 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
75 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
85 ac
7.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Halfway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Halfway is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #227 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Halfway’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (85 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 39%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 13%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Halfway’s 3% is ahead of 10% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C+. 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 Martin L. "Marty" Snook Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
75 conserved acres
3% of Halfway’s land. Who manages Halfway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government73 ac
County1 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Local Park · 73 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 acConservation Easement · 1 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Snook Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 71 | Open |
| Piper Lane Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Halfway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Halfway
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
8Baseball
4Tennis
2Pickleball
1Volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
TammanyBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Halfway: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Halfway →
Next door
Halfway and its neighbors
Halfway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway | 3% | 0.2 | 8 | 55% | C+ |
| Hagerstown | 6% | 0.5 | 9 | 93% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Halfway
Where can I hike in Halfway?
The longest trail networks: Martin L. "Marty" Snook Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Halfway is conserved land?
3% 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 Halfway’s trails?
Martin L. "Marty" Snook Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Halfway?
7,868 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Halfway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 85 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Halfway have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #227 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 Halfway 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 →