Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area
Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service
568 acres8.9 mi of trail
Lost Pond TrailSawmill TrailGunpowder Falls Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Timjdav86 · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Kingsville
Kingsville has 1,097 acres of parks, 234 for every 1,000 residents
20% of Kingsville’s land is conserved, about 1,295 acres. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Kingsville, 1.5 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area (8.9 mi), Gunpowder Falls State Park Jerusalem Mill Area (5.4 mi).
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns · #24 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
1,295 acres · of 10.0 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,097 ac
234 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
430 ft
Mount Vista
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Kingsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kingsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kingsville is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns, #24 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kingsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land234 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,097 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13AParks close to home62% 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 93%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 91%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Kingsville’s 20% is ahead of 87% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 8.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gunpowder Falls State Park Jerusalem Mill Area
Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service
489 acres5.4 mi of trail
Jesse's Trail (orange blaze)Little Gunpowder Trail (white)Quarry Trail (yellow)Horse 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
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gunpowder Falls State Park Sweathouse Area
Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,295 conserved acres
20% of Kingsville’s land. Who manages Kingsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land198 ac
State natural resources69 ac
State conservation69 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government28 ac
Private owners17 ac
County14 ac
Not recorded1,095 ac
State Park · 1,087 acAgricultural Easement · 198 acConservation Easement · 195 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 200 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 14 of 31 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 | 1,087 | Unknown |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
| Drainage And Utility Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
13 places to go in Kingsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kingsville
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miHorses · 1.0 miUnpaved · 8.3 mi
Jesse's Trail (orange blaze)2.6 mi
Lost Pond Trail2.2 mi
Little Gunpowder Trail (white)1.4 mi
Quarry Trail (yellow)0.9 mi
Sawmill Trail0.6 mi
Horse Trail0.5 mi
Gunpowder Falls Trail0.2 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
2Equestrian
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kingsville: 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 | 45 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 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 Kingsville →
Next door
Kingsville and its neighbors
Kingsville has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsville | 20% | 1.5 | 234 | 62% | A |
| Pleasant Hills | 20% | 2.2 | 122 | 37% | A |
| Honeygo | 13% | 0.8 | 33 | 78% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kingsville
Where can I hike in Kingsville?
The longest trail networks: Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area, 8.9 miles; Gunpowder Falls State Park Jerusalem Mill Area, 5.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kingsville is conserved land?
20% 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 Kingsville’s trails?
Gunpowder Falls State Park Lost Lake Area and Gunpowder Falls State Park Jerusalem Mill Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kingsville?
18,029 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,097 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kingsville have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #24 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 Kingsville 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 →