Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
44 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Pubdog · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Langley Park
6% of Langley Park’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Langley Park’s land is conserved, about 40 acres.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #196 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
40 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Langley Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Langley Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Langley Park is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #196 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Langley Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 25%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Langley Park’s 6% is ahead of 35% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Langley-Hampshire Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
40 conserved acres
6% of Langley Park’s land. Who manages Langley Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded40 ac
State Other or Unknown · 40 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Branch Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 40 | Unknown |
Things to do
13 places to go in Langley Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Langley Park
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Langley ParkBuilding · listed 2008
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Langley Park: 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 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 Langley Park →
Next door
Langley Park and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park | 6% | 0.1 | under 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Adelphi | 10% | 0.1 | 5 | 90% | B |
| Chillum | 17% | 0.5 | 4 | 99%+ | A− |
| Silver Spring | 15% | 1.4 | 3 | 99%+ | A− |
| Takoma Park | 7% | 0.5 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Langley Park
How much of Langley Park 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 Langley Park’s trails?
Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park and Langley-Hampshire Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Langley Park?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Langley Park?
15,202 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Langley Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Langley Park have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #196 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 Langley Park 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 →