U.S. Naval Academy · Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Naval Academy
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 3.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Naval Academy, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #224 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Naval Academy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Naval Academy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Naval Academy is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #224 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Naval Academy’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
Water is 37% of Naval Academy’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 places to go in Naval Academy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.4 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.
2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Naval Academy: 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 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 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 Naval Academy →
Naval Academy and its neighbors
Naval Academy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Academy | under 1% | 0.4 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Annapolis | 4% | 0.6 | 5 | 94% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Naval Academy
Where can I hike in Naval Academy?
The longest trail networks: Naval Academy Terrace, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Naval Academy is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Naval Academy’s trails?
Radford Terrace and Naval Academy Terrace don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Naval Academy?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Naval Academy?
4,858 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Naval Academy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Naval Academy have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #224 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 Naval Academy 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 →