Photo: Yaoiloverr · CC BY-SA 4.012% of Jarrettsville’s land is conserved: 645 acres
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Jarrettsville. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 7.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #241 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Jarrettsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Jarrettsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jarrettsville is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #241 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Jarrettsville’s 12% is ahead of 63% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% 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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645 conserved acres
12% of Jarrettsville’s land. Who manages Jarrettsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 625 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrettsville Elementary School Fields Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 19 | Open |
3 places to go in Jarrettsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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 Jarrettsville: 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) | 40 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Jarrettsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Jarrettsville
How much of Jarrettsville 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.
Are dogs allowed on Jarrettsville’s trails?
Jarrettsville Recreation Complex doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jarrettsville?
12,672 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jarrettsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jarrettsville have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #241 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 Jarrettsville 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 →