Magothy Greenway
Managed by Anne Arundel County
365 acres5.5 mi of trail
Red Trail LoopPurple TrailOrange Trail LoopYellow Trail Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hancock's Resolution · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Shore
Lake Shore has 16 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
14% of Lake Shore’s land is conserved, about 1,206 acres. The biggest trail networks: Magothy Greenway (5.5 mi), Lake Shore Athletic Complex (3.2 mi), Beachwood Park (0.5 mi). 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #109 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
1,206 acres · of 13.4 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
286 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
141 ft
Eagle Hill
Lakes & rivers
10
6 beaches · 6 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Shore?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Shore have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Shore is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #109 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Shore’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (286 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home48% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 58%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Lake Shore’s 14% is ahead of 73% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
Water is 24% of Lake Shore’s area (4 of 18 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 11%.
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 Magothy Greenway, with 5.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Shore Athletic Complex
Park
154 acres3.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Beachwood Park
Park
48 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bodkin Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Magothy Greenway365 acres · 5.5 mi of trail · Anne Arundel County
Lake Shore Athletic Complex154 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBeachwood Park48 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Loopers Field19 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Anne Arundel County
Bodkin Park20 acres
Jacobsville Park16 acres
DirectionsFairwood Community Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,206 conserved acres
14% of Lake Shore’s land. Water is left out: Lake Shore has 13.4 square miles of land and 4.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Shore’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources374 ac
Joint374 ac
County185 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government77 ac
Not recorded667 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 615 acConservation Easement · 474 acUnknown Easement · 371 acLocal Park · 111 acForest Stewardship Easement · 93 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 476 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 37 of 77 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Point Golf Course Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 587 | Unknown |
| Beachwood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 67 | Open |
| Magothy Greenway Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
| Lake Shore Athletic Complex Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| Bodkin Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 20 | Open |
| Jacobsville Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
Things to do
23 places to go in Lake Shore
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lake Shore
6 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Lake Shore
5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Lake Shore
6 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Lake Shore
Eagle Hill141 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Lake Shore
Camp WhippoorwillGirl Scouts of Central Maryland
DirectionsHolly HillGirl Scouts of Central Maryland
DirectionsPinewoodsGirl Scouts of Central Maryland
DirectionsSherandoGirl Scouts of Central Maryland
DirectionsSleepy HollowGirl Scouts of Central Maryland
DirectionsTrails & water
12 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Red Trail Loop1.1 mi
Purple Trail0.7 mi
Orange Trail Loop0.6 mi
Yellow Trail Loop0.6 mi
Blue Trail0.5 mi
Light Blue Trail0.4 mi
Green Trail Loop0.3 mi
Orange Trail0.2 mi
Red/Yellow Trail Loop0.2 mi
Red/Yellow Trail0.2 mi
2 more trails
Green Trail
0.1 miAtlantic Road Trail Access
0.1 miLakes & 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
17Baseball
5Basketball
4Soccer
3Tennis
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake Shore: 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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
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 Lake Shore →
Next door
Lake Shore and its neighbors
Lake Shore has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore | 14% | 1.2 | 16 | 48% | A− |
| Pasadena | 7% | 0.2 | 11 | 81% | B |
| Severna Park | 5% | 0.6 | 15 | 74% | B+ |
| Arnold | 3% | 1.9 | 6 | 75% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Shore
Where can I hike in Lake Shore?
The longest trail networks: Magothy Greenway, 5.5 miles; Lake Shore Athletic Complex, 3.2 miles; Beachwood Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore’s trails?
Magothy Greenway and Lake Shore Athletic Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Shore?
10,707 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Shore or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 286 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Shore have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #109 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 Lake Shore 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 →