Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area
Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service
365 acres0.7 mi of trail
Red Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Joppatowne
14% of Joppatowne’s land is conserved: 603 acres
499 acres are parks and preserves, 35 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area (0.7 mi). 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #91 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
603 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
499 ac
35 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Joppatowne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Joppatowne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Joppatowne is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #91 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Joppatowne’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land35 acres of park per 1,000 residents (499 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home76% 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 80%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 65%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Joppatowne’s 14% is ahead of 72% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% of them.
Water is 9% of Joppatowne’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 13%.
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
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 Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Robert Copenhaver Park
Park
20 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Gunpowder Falls State Park Franklintown Area
Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area365 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service
DirectionsRobert Copenhaver Park20 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMariner Point Park39 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGunpowder Falls State Park Franklintown Area33 acres · Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service
Chell Road Park1 acres
Erwin Drive Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
603 conserved acres
14% of Joppatowne’s land. Water is left out: Joppatowne has 6.7 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Joppatowne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government74 ac
County50 ac
Not recorded512 ac
State Park · 511 acLocal Park · 67 acConservation Easement · 30 acForest Stewardship Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 17 of 38 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder Falls Sp State Park | Not recorded | 511 | Unknown |
| Mariner Point Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 43 | Open |
| Robert Copenhaver Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 23 | Open |
| Chell Road Tot Lot Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Erwin Drive Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
25 places to go in Joppatowne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Joppatowne
Tot Lot play ground
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Joppatowne
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Red Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
13Baseball
7Tennis
2Football
1Volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Joppatowne: April to June
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) | 43 | 45 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Joppatowne →
Next door
Joppatowne and its neighbors
Joppatowne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joppatowne | 14% | 0.4 | 35 | 76% | A− |
| Edgewood | 8% | 0.6 | 11 | 90% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Joppatowne
Where can I hike in Joppatowne?
The longest trail networks: Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area, 0.7 miles; Robert Copenhaver Park, 0.3 miles; Mariner Point Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Joppatowne is conserved land?
14% 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 Joppatowne’s trails?
Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area and Robert Copenhaver Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Joppatowne?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Joppatowne?
16,274 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Joppatowne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 499 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Joppatowne have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #91 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 Joppatowne 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 →