Wetlands Overlook park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Wetlands Overlook Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Fuzheado · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in North Beach
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in North Beach
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross North Beach, 2.4 per square mile of land. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
4 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is North Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Beach is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. 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 North Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%C+Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so North Beach’s 1% is ahead of 5% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% 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 Wetlands Overlook park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
1% of North Beach’s land. Who manages North Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Park · 2 acState Resource Management Area · 1 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Beach Pier And Beach Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| North Beach State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Sunrise Garden Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in North Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in North Beach
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in North Beach
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Wetlands Overlook Park Trail0.3 mi
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
When to get out
The best walking months in North Beach: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North Beach →
Next door
North Beach and its neighbors
North Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Beach | 1% | 2.4 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Chesapeake Beach | 4% | 0.7 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Beach
Where can I hike in North Beach?
The longest trail networks: Wetlands Overlook park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Beach is conserved land?
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 North Beach’s trails?
Wetlands Overlook park and North Beach don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Beach?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near North Beach?
6,430 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Beach have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 North Beach 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 →