Fairland Regional Park
Managed by Prince George's County Parks
137 acres3.4 mi of trail
Viper TrailPine Trail LoopCrowsfoot TrailViper Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Konterra
Konterra has 8.1 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
176 acres are parks and preserves, 48 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Fairland Regional Park (3.4 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #41 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
244 acres · of 6.1 sq mi of land
Trails
8.1 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
176 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
10 mi
7.0 mi lanes · 3.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Konterra?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Konterra have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Konterra is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #41 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Konterra’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (176 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home90% 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 90%
LessMore
Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 85%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Konterra’s 6% is ahead of 35% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Fairland Regional Park, with 3.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McKnew Conservation Park
Nature preserve
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Fairland Recreational Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
244 conserved acres
6% of Konterra’s land. Who manages Konterra’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County119 ac
Regional agency29 ac
Not recorded157 ac
State Other or Unknown · 157 acForest Stewardship Easement · 64 acConservation Easement · 49 acLocal Park · 35 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 52 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 15 of 29 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairland Recreational Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 154 | Unknown |
| Old Gunpowder Road Park Local Park | Regional agency | 29 | Open |
| Beltsville-Laurel Senior Activity Center Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Phillip Greenwell Property State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Konterra
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Konterra
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.9 miHorses · 2.5 miUnpaved · 2.9 mi
Viper Trail1.7 mi
Crowsfoot Trail0.2 mi
Pine Trail Loop0.2 mi
Viper Loop0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
10 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Tennis
2Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Konterra: 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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Konterra →
Next door
Konterra and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Burtonsville15 miFairland8.7 miKonterra8.1 miSouth Laurel6.6 miLaurel5.8 miBeltsville4.2 miCalverton3.7 miWest Laurel1.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konterra | 6% | 1.3 | 48 | 90% | A |
| Laurel | 4% | 1.2 | 5 | 96% | B+ |
| Beltsville | 6% | 0.6 | 6 | 97% | B+ |
| Calverton | 11% | 0.8 | 7 | 99% | A− |
| West Laurel | 20% | 0.6 | 10 | 87% | A− |
| South Laurel | 30% | 0.8 | 21 | 96% | A |
| Burtonsville | 31% | 1.9 | 118 | 99% | A+ |
| Fairland | 18% | 1.8 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Konterra
Where can I hike in Konterra?
The longest trail networks: Fairland Regional Park, 3.4 miles; Fairland Recreational Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Konterra is conserved land?
6% 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 Konterra’s trails?
Fairland Regional Park and McKnew Conservation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Konterra?
10 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.0 of painted or protected lanes and 3.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Konterra?
18,491 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Konterra or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 176 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Konterra have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #41 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 Konterra 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 →