Patuxent River Greenway
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Marlboro Meadows
27% of Marlboro Meadows’ land is conserved: 1,073 acres
452 acres are parks and preserves, 115 per 1,000 residents. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Marlboro Meadows, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #29 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
1,073 acres · of 6.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
452 ac
115 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Marlboro Meadows?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marlboro Meadows have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marlboro Meadows is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #29 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marlboro Meadows’ overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land115 acres of park per 1,000 residents (452 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13AParks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 89%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Marlboro Meadows’ 27% is ahead of 95% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,073 conserved acres
27% of Marlboro Meadows’ land. Who manages Marlboro Meadows’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County590 ac
Other state land509 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government477 ac
Not recorded481 ac
Conservation Easement · 539 acState Other or Unknown · 481 acLocal Park · 447 acOther Easement · 419 acAgricultural Easement · 91 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 561 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 25 of 52 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patuxent River Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 481 | Unknown |
| Putuxent River Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 447 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Marlboro Meadows: 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 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 September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marlboro Meadows →
Next door
Marlboro Meadows 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Meadows | 27% | 0.4 | 115 | 94% | A |
| Brock Hall | 12% | 0.3 | 11 | 64% | B |
| Croom | 29% | 1.0 | 1,230 | 44% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marlboro Meadows
How much of Marlboro Meadows is conserved land?
27% 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 Marlboro Meadows’ trails?
Patuxent River Greenway doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marlboro Meadows?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Marlboro Meadows?
13,208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marlboro Meadows or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 452 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marlboro Meadows have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 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 Marlboro Meadows 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 →