Photo: Christopher Sayan · CC BY-SA 3.06% of New Carrollton’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6% of New Carrollton’s land is conserved, about 62 acres. 60 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #130 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is New Carrollton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does New Carrollton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Carrollton is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #130 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so New Carrollton’s 6% is ahead of 35% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% of them.
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
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62 conserved acres
6% of New Carrollton’s land. Who manages New Carrollton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Turner Recreational Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| Wildercroft Neighborhood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Vera Weinbach Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
| Turner Field Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Good Luck Estate Neighborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
| Beckett Field Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| West Field Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Veteran'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Library Field Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
3 places to go in New Carrollton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
The best walking months in New Carrollton: 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) | 43 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Carrollton →
New Carrollton and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Carrollton | 6% | 0.4 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Woodlawn | 17% | 0.5 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
| Seabrook | 4% | 0.9 | 3 | 89% | B |
| East Riverdale | 10% | 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | B |
| Landover Hills | 7% | under 0.1 | 7 | 99%+ | B− |
| Greenbelt | 40% | 2.8 | 10 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Carrollton
How much of New Carrollton is conserved land?
6% 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.
Is there public land near New Carrollton?
14,845 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Carrollton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Carrollton have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 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 New Carrollton 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 →