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Leitersburg, Maryland 01Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Leitersburg

Few parks or trails are on the map in Leitersburg

5% of Leitersburg’s land is conserved, about 58 acres.

Conserved land
5%
58 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

58 conserved acres

5% of Leitersburg’s land. Who manages Leitersburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land61 ac
State natural resources33 ac
County3 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Agricultural Easement · 61 acConservation Easement · 36 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 9 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 49 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Leitersburg Ruritan Community Park
Private Other or Unknown
Not recorded9Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Leitersburg

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

Playgrounds in Leitersburg

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Basketball

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

History along the way

5 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Bell-Varner HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About it
Huckleberry HallBuilding · listed 1990
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Lantz-Zeigler HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About it
RockledgeBuilding · listed 2003
About it
Leitersburg Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2003
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Leitersburg: April, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)404352657483878578665444
Rain (in)2.92.43.53.64.13.94.03.54.53.43.03.5

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Leitersburg →

Questions about parks and trails in Leitersburg

Is there public land near Leitersburg?

19,952 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leitersburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Leitersburg neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →