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Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway - Overlook of Kent Narrows ChannelPhoto: S. Clyde · Public domain
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Outdoors in Kent Narrows

Few parks or trails are on the map in Kent Narrows

13% of Kent Narrows’ land is conserved, about 78 acres. 47 acres are parks and preserves, 93 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Kent Narrows, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
78 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
47 ac
93 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
3.2 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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 Ferry Point Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Ferry Point Park

Managed by Queen Annes County Parks and Recreation
32 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Long Point Park

Park
9 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

78 conserved acres

13% of Kent Narrows’ land. Water is left out: Kent Narrows has 0.9 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kent Narrows’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County43 ac
Private owners21 ac
Not recorded13 ac
Local Park · 43 acConservation Easement · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Queen Anne County
Local Park
County43Open
Cross Island Trail
Private Other or Unknown
Not recorded6Unknown
Long Point
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded4Unknown
Chesapeak Exploratio
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Unknown
Things to do

8 places to go in Kent Narrows

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Kent Narrows
Kent Narrows LandingHours: Open 24 hours
Directions
Kent Narrows LandingHours: Open 24 hours
Directions

Plus 5 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

3.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Kent Narrows: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)444754667583888679695748
Rain (in)3.12.74.13.43.74.24.44.34.63.73.13.6

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 Kent Narrows →

Next door

Kent Narrows and its neighbors

Kent Narrows has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Kent Narrows— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chester12%0.2947%B−
Grasonville32%0.211387%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Kent Narrows

Where can I hike in Kent Narrows?

The longest trail networks: Ferry Point Park, 0.4 miles; Long Point Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Kent Narrows’ trails?

Ferry Point Park and Long Point Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Kent Narrows?

3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Kent Narrows?

4,566 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kent Narrows or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kent Narrows 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 →