Mays Chapel North Open Space
Managed by Baltimore County Maryland
132 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mays Chapel
Mays Chapel has 6.3 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Mays Chapel North Open Space (1.3 mi). 7% of Mays Chapel’s land is conserved, about 212 acres. 110 acres are parks and preserves, 6.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #137 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
212 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
6.3 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
110 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mays Chapel?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mays Chapel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mays Chapel is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #137 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mays Chapel’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (110 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home67% 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 68%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 48%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Mays Chapel’s 7% is ahead of 43% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Mays Chapel North Open Space, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stormwater Management Area
Managed by Baltimore County Maryland
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Mays Chapel North Open Space132 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Baltimore County Maryland
Stormwater Management Area5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Baltimore County Maryland
Valley Fields South15 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsChapel Gate Open Space9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Chapel Gate Homeowners Association Inc
DirectionsValley Fields North11 acres
DirectionsValley Fields West3 acres · Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
Tullamore Condominum Open Space3 acres · Baltimore County Maryland
DirectionsPlumbridge Condo Open Space2 acres · Baltimore County Maryland
Mays Chapel Village Open Space1 acres · Baltimore County Maryland
DirectionsWho protects it
212 conserved acres
7% of Mays Chapel’s land. Who manages Mays Chapel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County26 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
Not recorded200 ac
Local Park · 113 acLocal Other or Unknown · 94 acConservation Easement · 23 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padonia Park Local Park | Not recorded | 113 | Unknown |
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 64 | Unknown |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 31 | Unknown |
| Meadow Mill Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
15 places to go in Mays Chapel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mays Chapel
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Mays Chapel
Lochmoor Common
DirectionsPicnic areas in Mays Chapel
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
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
14Tennis
5Basketball
3Multi-sport
3Baseball
2Pickleball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Lutherville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1972
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mays Chapel: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mays Chapel →
Next door
Mays Chapel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Chapel | 7% | 1.4 | 7 | 67% | B+ |
| Towson | 7% | 2.1 | 10 | 87% | A− |
| Cockeysville | 27% | 4.1 | 4 | 74% | A− |
| Lutherville | 3% | 0.3 | 6 | 66% | C+ |
| Timonium | 41% | 1.9 | 4 | 43% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mays Chapel
Where can I hike in Mays Chapel?
The longest trail networks: Mays Chapel North Open Space, 1.3 miles; Stormwater Management Area, 0.4 miles; Valley Fields South, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mays Chapel 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 Mays Chapel’s trails?
Mays Chapel North Open Space and Stormwater Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mays Chapel?
16,838 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mays Chapel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mays Chapel have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #137 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 Mays Chapel 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 →