Millard Tydings Memorial Park
Managed by City of Havre de Grace
18 acres0.6 mi of trail
Havre de Grace Promenade
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Mbinebri · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Havre de Grace
Havre de Grace has 55 acres of parks, 3.7 for every 1,000 residents
4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Havre de Grace, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Millard Tydings Memorial Park (0.6 mi), McLhinney Park (0.6 mi). 3% of Havre de Grace’s land is conserved, about 133 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #202 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
133 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Havre de Grace?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Havre de Grace have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Havre de Grace is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #202 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Havre de Grace’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home55% 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 48%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 23%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Havre de Grace’s 3% is ahead of 17% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
Water is 7% of Havre de Grace’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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 Millard Tydings Memorial Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McLhinney Park
Park
11 acres0.6 mi of trail
North Park Loop TrailNorth Park Loop Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign
Havre de Grace Rec Center
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Todd Park
Managed by City of Havre de Grace
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 9 parks & preserves
Millard Tydings Memorial Park18 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of Havre de Grace
DirectionsMcLhinney Park11 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsConcord Point Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Havre de Grace
DirectionsHavre de Grace Rec Center6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFrank J. Hutchins Memorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Todd Park4 acres · City of Havre de Grace
Jean S Roberts Memorial Park2 acres
DirectionsDavid R. Craig Park1 acres
DirectionsVeterans Park1 acres · City of Havre de Grace
Who protects it
133 conserved acres
3% of Havre de Grace’s land. Water is left out: Havre de Grace has 5.9 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Havre de Grace’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources59 ac
State conservation57 ac
County49 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government20 ac
Other state land14 ac
Town or city4 ac
Not recorded17 ac
Conservation Easement · 90 acUnknown Easement · 57 acForest Stewardship Easement · 26 acLocal Park · 24 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 96 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 17 of 35 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havre de Grace Parks and Rec Property - Conquest Pt. Local Park | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| County Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Todd Field Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Havre De Grace Activity Center Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Frank Hutchins Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Tydings Park and Promenade Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Lp5014 Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Battery Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| David Craig Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
16 places to go in Havre de Grace
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Havre de Grace
Tydings Memorial Park PlaygroundIn Millard Tydings Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Havre de Grace
K-9 Cody Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
North Park Loop Trail0.6 mi
North Park Loop Trail/Mason-Dixon Trail0.5 mi
Havre de Grace Promenade0.4 mi
Mason-Dixon Trail0.3 mi
Trail from Clark Rd, Havre de Grace to Swan Harbor Farm Park0.2 mi
North Park Loop Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail0.1 mi
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
8Baseball
7Tennis
5Basketball
3Soccer
1Football
1Lacrosse
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 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 9 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Havre de Grace: 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Havre de Grace →
Next door
Havre de Grace and its neighbors
Havre de Grace has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havre de Grace | 3% | 0.8 | 4 | 55% | B− |
| Aberdeen | 2% | 0.1 | 5 | 74% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Havre de Grace
Where can I hike in Havre de Grace?
The longest trail networks: Millard Tydings Memorial Park, 0.6 miles; McLhinney Park, 0.6 miles; Havre de Grace Rec Center, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Havre de Grace 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 Havre de Grace’s trails?
Millard Tydings Memorial Park and McLhinney Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Havre de Grace?
5,540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Havre de Grace or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Havre de Grace have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #202 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 Havre de Grace 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 →