Landsdale Community Center
Park
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Monrovia
5% of Monrovia’s land is conserved: 77 acres
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Monrovia, 0.6 per square mile of land. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #177 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
77 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Monrovia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Monrovia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monrovia is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #177 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Monrovia’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home89% 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 58%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 32%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Monrovia’s 5% is ahead of 28% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% 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 Landsdale Community Center, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Plum Road Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
77 conserved acres
5% of Monrovia’s land. Who manages Monrovia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County190 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land1 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 121 acConservation Easement · 69 acFederal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 76 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 26 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Postal Service 1 Federal Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Monrovia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Monrovia
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Monrovia: April 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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Monrovia →
Next door
Monrovia and its neighbors
Monrovia has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monrovia | 5% | 0.6 | 2 | 89% | B |
| Green Valley | 3% | 0.2 | 6 | 19% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Monrovia
Where can I hike in Monrovia?
The longest trail networks: Landsdale Community Center, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Monrovia is conserved land?
5% 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 Monrovia’s trails?
Landsdale Community Center and Plum Road Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Monrovia?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Monrovia?
7,532 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monrovia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Monrovia have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #177 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 Monrovia 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 →