Henson Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Marlow Heights
9% of Marlow Heights’ land is conserved: 118 acres
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Marlow Heights. 95 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #163 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
118 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
95 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Marlow Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marlow Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marlow Heights is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #163 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marlow Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (95 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home90% 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 61%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 38%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Marlow Heights’ 9% is ahead of 50% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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
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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.
Marlow Heights Community Center
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Abbott Drive Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
118 conserved acres
9% of Marlow Heights’ land. Who manages Marlow Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government90 ac
County6 ac
Regional agency3 ac
State natural resources3 ac
Not recorded21 ac
Local Park · 93 acState Other or Unknown · 21 acForest Stewardship Easement · 5 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Barnaby Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 69 | Open |
| Henseon Creek Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Mncppc Property - Temple Hills Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Marlow Heights Community Center Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Barnaby Run Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Hillcrest Heights Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Marlow Heights
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Playgrounds in Marlow Heights
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Tennis
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marlow Heights: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 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 July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marlow Heights →
Next door
Marlow Heights and its neighbors
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Oxon Hill1.7 miHillcrest Heights1.1 miCamp Springs1.0 miGlassmanor0.7 miSilver Hill0.7 miMarlow Heights0.1 miTemple Hills0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlow Heights | 9% | under 0.1 | 17 | 90% | B |
| Hillcrest Heights | 13% | 0.4 | 5 | 99%+ | A− |
| Temple Hills | 11% | 0.1 | 2 | 98% | B− |
| Camp Springs | 10% | 0.1 | 6 | 89% | B |
| Glassmanor | 10% | 0.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Silver Hill | 18% | 0.5 | under 1 | 68% | B− |
| Oxon Hill | 17% | 0.3 | 4 | 64% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marlow Heights
How much of Marlow Heights is conserved land?
9% 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 Marlow Heights’ trails?
Henson Creek Stream Valley Park and Marlow Heights Community Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marlow Heights?
18,901 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marlow Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marlow Heights have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #163 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 Marlow Heights 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 →