Miedzinski Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Leonardtown
Leonardtown has 119 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
7% of Leonardtown’s land is conserved, about 162 acres. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Leonardtown, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #104 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
162 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
119 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Leonardtown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leonardtown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leonardtown is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #104 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leonardtown’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (119 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home82% 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 76%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 60%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Leonardtown’s 7% is ahead of 37% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Leonard's Grant Recreation Area
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Leonard's Grant Community Area
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Leonard's Grant Common Area
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
162 conserved acres
7% of Leonardtown’s land. Who manages Leonardtown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County93 ac
Other state land55 ac
Private owners7 ac
Town or city7 ac
Not recorded78 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 156 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 55 acLocal Park · 28 acConservation Easement · 1 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 56 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 78 | Unknown |
| St. Mary's County Local Other or Unknown | County | 78 | Open |
| Wood Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Montague Park Local Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
| Leonard'S Grand Community Center Local Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
| Leonardtown Wharf Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Leonardtown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Leonardtown
Leonard's Grant PoolIn Leonard's Grant Community Area
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Leonardtown
Miedzinski PlaygroundIn Miedzinski Park
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
CSM Leonardtown Nature Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
6Tennis
5Baseball
4Soccer
4Pickleball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Leonardtown: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 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 Leonardtown →
Questions about parks and trails in Leonardtown
Where can I hike in Leonardtown?
The longest trail networks: Leonard's Grant Recreation Area, 0.2 miles; Leonard's Grant Common Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Leonardtown is conserved land?
7% 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 Leonardtown’s trails?
Miedzinski Park and Leonard's Grant Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Leonardtown?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Leonardtown?
5,651 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leonardtown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 119 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Leonardtown have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #104 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 Leonardtown 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 →