North Carroll Farm Community Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hampstead
10% of Hampstead’s land is conserved: 221 acres
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 6.4 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hampstead, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #149 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
221 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
6.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Hampstead?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hampstead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hampstead is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #149 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hampstead’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land6.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (40 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home94% 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 66%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 43%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Hampstead’s 10% is ahead of 54% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% 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
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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.
Hampstead Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chief Sites Memorial Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
221 conserved acres
10% of Hampstead’s land. Who manages Hampstead’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government64 ac
County34 ac
Private owners9 ac
Town or city5 ac
Not recorded173 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 113 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 60 acLocal Recreation Area · 48 acLocal Park · 31 acForest Stewardship Easement · 19 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 12 of 29 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carroll HS Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 56 | Unknown |
| Hampstead ES Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 47 | Unknown |
| Towm of Hampstead Property Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 39 | Unknown |
| Shiloh Middle School Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 28 | Open |
| Hampstead Elementary School Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 19 | Open |
| Spring Garden ES Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 19 | Unknown |
| Roberts Field Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Town of Hampstead Property Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| North Carroll Farms Park Local Park | Private owners | 9 | Open |
| Kimberly Village Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Hampstead
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hampstead
Oden Kemp Town Center Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
8Basketball
7Tennis
6Baseball
3Pickleball
2Soccer
1Football
1Multi-sport
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). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Hampstead SchoolBuilding · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hampstead: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hampstead →
Questions about parks and trails in Hampstead
Where can I hike in Hampstead?
The longest trail networks: Chief Sites Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hampstead is conserved land?
10% 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 Hampstead’s trails?
North Carroll Farm Community Park and Hampstead Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hampstead?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Hampstead?
7,525 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hampstead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hampstead have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #149 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 Hampstead 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 →