Henson Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
425 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oxon Hill
17% of Oxon Hill’s land is conserved: 723 acres
79 acres are parks and preserves, 4.4 per 1,000 residents. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Oxon Hill, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #184 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
723 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
79 ac
4.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.0 mi
3.3 mi lanes · 5.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Oxon Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oxon Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oxon Hill is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #184 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oxon Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (79 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home64% 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 54%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 30%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Oxon Hill’s 17% is ahead of 81% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tucker Road Athletic Complex
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
46 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Southern Technical Recreation Complex
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Tucker Road Community Center
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Tucker Road Athletic Complex46 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
DirectionsHenson Creek Stream Valley Park425 acres · Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
DirectionsSouthern Technical Recreation Complex15 acres · Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
DirectionsTucker Road Community Center6 acres · Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
DirectionsTucker Road Ice Skating Rink2 acres · Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
DirectionsWho protects it
723 conserved acres
17% of Oxon Hill’s land. Who manages Oxon Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County552 ac
Regional agency57 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government13 ac
State natural resources3 ac
Not recorded497 ac
State Other or Unknown · 496 acForest Stewardship Easement · 323 acConservation Easement · 242 acLocal Park · 58 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 220 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 29 of 82 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henson Creek Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 495 | Unknown |
| Tucker Road Athletic Complex Local Park | Regional agency | 46 | Open |
| Tucker Road Community Center Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Leyte Drive Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Southlawn Neighbood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Prince George's County Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Open |
| Henson Creek Neighborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Oxon Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oxon Hill
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Golf
5Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
St. Ignatius ChurchBuilding · listed 1974
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Oxon Hill: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oxon Hill →
Next door
Oxon Hill and its neighbors
Oxon Hill has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Forest Heights3.5 miOxon Hill1.7 miCamp Springs1.0 miGlassmanor0.7 miFriendly0.4 miNational Harbor0.4 miTemple Hills0.1 miMarlow Heights0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxon Hill | 17% | 0.3 | 4 | 64% | B− |
| Forest Heights | 51% | 2.1 | 197 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Friendly | 12% | 0.1 | 8 | 90% | B |
| Temple Hills | 11% | 0.1 | 2 | 98% | B− |
| Camp Springs | 10% | 0.1 | 6 | 89% | B |
| Glassmanor | 10% | 0.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| National Harbor | 9% | 0.3 | 3 | 99% | B |
| Marlow Heights | 9% | under 0.1 | 17 | 90% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oxon Hill
Where can I hike in Oxon Hill?
The longest trail networks: Tucker Road Athletic Complex, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oxon Hill is conserved land?
17% 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 Oxon Hill’s trails?
Henson Creek Stream Valley Park and Tucker Road Athletic Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oxon Hill?
9.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of painted or protected lanes and 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oxon Hill?
20,277 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oxon Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oxon Hill have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #184 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 Oxon Hill 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 →