Veterans Memorial Park
Park
42 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
St. Martins Church · Photo: Linda Roy Walls · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Ocean Pines
Ocean Pines has 142 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park (0.9 mi), White Horse Park (0.9 mi), Bainbridge Park (0.5 mi). 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ocean Pines, 0.6 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #155 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
152 acres · of 6.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
142 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ocean Pines have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ocean Pines is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #155 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ocean Pines’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (142 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home79% 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 64%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 41%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Ocean Pines’ 4% is ahead of 17% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
Water is 29% of Ocean Pines’ area (3 of 9 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. 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 Veterans Memorial Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bainbridge Park
Park
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Perimeter TrailDragonfly TrailSnapping Turtle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Veterans Memorial Park42 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsWhite Horse Park30 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsBainbridge Park10 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsPintail Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsManklin Meadows Park18 acres
DirectionsSomerset Park5 acres
DirectionsRobin Hood Park2 acres
Wood Duck Park1 acres
Terns Landing Park1 acres
Who protects it
152 conserved acres
4% of Ocean Pines’ land. Water is left out: Ocean Pines has 6.5 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ocean Pines’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city134 ac
County17 ac
State natural resources6 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Park · 134 acConservation Easement · 14 acForest Stewardship Easement · 10 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| White Horse Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Manklin Meadows Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Bainbridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Huntington Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Robin Hood Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Remainder Parcel Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Pintail Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Somerset Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Terns Landing Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
11 places to go in Ocean Pines
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Ocean Pines
Mumford's Landing Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Ocean Pines
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Ocean Pines
White Horse Park Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Robin Hood Trail (cont.)0.3 mi
Perimeter Trail0.3 mi
Dragonfly Trail0.1 mi
Snapping Turtle Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
16Tennis
14Pickleball
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ocean Pines: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 47 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Ocean Pines →
Next door
Ocean Pines and its neighbors
Ocean Pines has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Pines | 4% | 0.6 | 12 | 79% | B |
| West Ocean City | 7% | 0.2 | 9 | 75% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ocean Pines
Where can I hike in Ocean Pines?
The longest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park, 0.9 miles; White Horse Park, 0.9 miles; Bainbridge Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ocean Pines is conserved land?
4% 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 Ocean Pines’ trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and White Horse Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ocean Pines?
7,461 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ocean Pines or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 142 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ocean Pines have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #155 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 Ocean Pines 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 →