Photo: Jason Knauer · CC BY 3.096% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Parkville
69 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Parkville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of Parkville’s land is conserved, about 86 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #204 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Parkville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Parkville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parkville is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #204 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 Parkville’s 3% is ahead of 15% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Putty Hill Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harford Park
Mt. Pleasant Woods
Briarcliff Park
All 11 parks & preserves
86 conserved acres
3% of Parkville’s land. Who manages Parkville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 22 | Unknown |
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Unknown |
| Putty Hill Park Local Park | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
| Baltimore County Park Land Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Fire Department Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Double Rock Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
33 places to go in Parkville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 28 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 peak without a name on the map.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
0.9 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 Parkville: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Parkville →
Parkville and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Parkville
Where can I hike in Parkville?
The longest trail networks: Putty Hill Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Parkville is conserved land?
3% 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 Parkville’s trails?
Putty Hill Park and Harford Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Parkville?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Parkville?
21,942 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parkville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Parkville have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #204 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 Parkville 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 →