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2016-06-25 09 47 34 View south along Maryland State Route 36 (Mount Savage Road) just east of St. Georges Lane in Mount Savage, Allegany County, MarylandPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Mount Savage

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mount Savage

5 acres are parks and preserves, 9.6 per 1,000 residents. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
9.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
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
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

1% of Mount Savage’s land. Who manages Mount Savage’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded5 ac
Local Park · 3 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Allegany Co. Commissioners Parks & Rec
Local Park
Not recorded3Unknown
Allegany Co. Commissioners
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Mount Savage

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Mount Savage

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Mount Savage Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About it
EvergreenBuilding · listed 2015
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Mount Savage: April, July 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)364050627279838175635140
Rain (in)3.02.73.63.94.74.63.93.73.93.22.93.3

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Savage →

Questions about parks and trails in Mount Savage

Where can I bike in Mount Savage?

0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Mount Savage?

11,171 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Savage or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mount Savage neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →