Mayo has 9.2 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
17% of Mayo’s land is conserved, about 625 acres. 589 acres are parks and preserves, 68 per 1,000 residents. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #13 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mayo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mayo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mayo is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #13 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Mayo’s 17% is ahead of 80% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% of them.
Water is 40% of Mayo’s area (4 of 9 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Carr's Wharf
625 conserved acres
17% of Mayo’s land. Water is left out: Mayo has 5.6 square miles of land and 3.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mayo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 87 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 34 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Triton Beach Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 305 | Open |
| South River Farms Park Local Park | Not recorded | 187 | Unknown |
| Lock Haven Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Mayo Beach Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 20 | Open |
| Carr'S Wharf Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
19 places to go in Mayo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 11 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
6 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Mayo: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mayo →
Mayo and its neighbors
Mayo has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo | 17% | 1.6 | 68 | 86% | A+ |
| Edgewater | 4% | 0.4 | 4 | 67% | C+ |
| Annapolis Neck | 7% | 0.5 | 35 | 62% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mayo
How much of Mayo is conserved land?
17% 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 Mayo’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Loch Haven Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mayo?
6,728 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mayo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 589 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mayo have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #13 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 Mayo neighbors.
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 →