Charles Branch Conservation Park
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
566 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bellefields · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Marlton
11% of Marlton’s land is conserved: 416 acres
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Marlton. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 50 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #214 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
416 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Marlton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marlton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marlton is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #214 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marlton’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13CParks 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 44%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 18%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Marlton’s 11% is ahead of 58% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Marlton. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
416 conserved acres
11% of Marlton’s land. Who manages Marlton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land162 ac
County105 ac
State natural resources72 ac
Regional agency35 ac
State parks30 ac
Not recorded98 ac
Historic or Cultural Easement · 162 acConservation Easement · 101 acState Other or Unknown · 93 acForest Stewardship Easement · 76 acLocal Park · 35 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 282 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 46 of 84 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlton Community Park Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 45 | Unknown |
| Charles Branch Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 43 | Unknown |
| South Marlton Park Local Park | Regional agency | 32 | Open |
| Marlton Neighborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Old Colony Drive Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Marlton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marlton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
History →2 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 Marlton: 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 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 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 Marlton →
Next door
Marlton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlton | 11% | under 0.1 | 5 | 82% | C+ |
| Croom | 29% | 1.0 | 1,230 | 44% | A |
| Rosaryville | 40% | 1.9 | 119 | 96% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marlton
How much of Marlton is conserved land?
11% 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 Marlton’s trails?
Charles Branch Conservation Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marlton?
13,616 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marlton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marlton have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #214 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 Marlton 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 →