Western Branch Stream Valley Park I
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
78 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mitchellville
26% of Mitchellville’s land is conserved: 839 acres
3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Mitchellville, 0.8 per square mile of land. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 3.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #117 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
26%
839 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
3.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 1.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Mitchellville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mitchellville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mitchellville is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #117 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mitchellville’s overall grade.
Conserved land26% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks 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 72%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 55%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Mitchellville’s 26% is ahead of 93% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Folly Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
47 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bald Hill Stream Valley Park
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Glenn Dale Estates Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
839 conserved acres
26% of Mitchellville’s land. Who manages Mitchellville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government30 ac
County27 ac
Regional agency1 ac
Not recorded801 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 681 acState Other or Unknown · 120 acConservation Easement · 30 acLocal Park · 17 acForest Stewardship Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 24 of 39 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Gofl Course Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 660 | Unknown |
| Western Branch Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 51 | Unknown |
| Canterbury Estates Community Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 36 | Unknown |
| Bald Hill Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 19 | Unknown |
| Holmehurst Neighborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 12 | Unknown |
| Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Property Property - Willow Grove Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Willow Wood Neighborhood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Property Property - Lottsford Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
| Mncppc Property - Glenn Dale Estates Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Property Property - Canterbury Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Mitchellville: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 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 Mitchellville →
Next door
Mitchellville and its neighbors
Mitchellville has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Kettering8.1 miMitchellville3.9 miLanham2.4 miGlenn Dale0.7 miLake Arbor0.4 miWoodmore0.4 miSpringdale0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchellville | 26% | 0.8 | 3 | 82% | B+ |
| Lake Arbor | 7% | 0.1 | 4 | 85% | B− |
| Woodmore | 22% | 0.1 | 55 | 68% | B+ |
| Springdale | 10% | 0.2 | 2 | 99% | B |
| Lanham | 11% | 0.7 | 10 | 98% | A− |
| Glenn Dale | 5% | 0.1 | 10 | 88% | B− |
| Kettering | 24% | 1.5 | 8 | 78% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mitchellville
How much of Mitchellville is conserved land?
26% 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 Mitchellville’s trails?
Western Branch Stream Valley Park I and Folly Branch Stream Valley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mitchellville?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes and 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mitchellville?
16,716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mitchellville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mitchellville have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #117 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 Mitchellville 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 →