Photo: SlipperyDude · CC BY-SA 3.012% of Huntingtown’s land is conserved: 612 acres
5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Huntingtown, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #240 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Huntingtown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Huntingtown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Huntingtown is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #240 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Huntingtown’s 12% is ahead of 64% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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612 conserved acres
12% of Huntingtown’s land. Who manages Huntingtown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 612 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 53 of 136 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Huntingtown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
7.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Huntingtown: 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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 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 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Huntingtown →
Questions about parks and trails in Huntingtown
How much of Huntingtown is conserved land?
12% 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.
Where can I bike in Huntingtown?
7.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes and 5.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Huntingtown?
8,542 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Huntingtown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Huntingtown have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #240 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 Huntingtown neighbors.
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 →