Peppermill Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Peppermill Village
6% of Peppermill Village’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 Peppermill Village’s land is conserved, about 30 acres. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #208 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
30 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Peppermill Village?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Peppermill Village have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Peppermill Village is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #208 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Peppermill Village’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13CParks 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 46%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 20%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Peppermill Village’s 6% is ahead of 32% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% 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
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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.
Cabin Branch Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
6% of Peppermill Village’s land. Who manages Peppermill Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County38 ac
Private owners1 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 27 acConservation Easement · 12 acLocal Other or Unknown · 9 acState Other or Unknown · 4 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Franklin Bourne Aquatic Facilty Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Cabin Branch Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Yorkshire Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Peppermill Village
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Playgrounds in Peppermill Village
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Peppermill Village: 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 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Peppermill Village →
Next door
Peppermill Village 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppermill Village | 6% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Seat Pleasant | 6% | 1.4 | 9 | 99%+ | A |
| Summerfield | 11% | 0.4 | 14 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Peppermill Village
How much of Peppermill Village 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.
Are dogs allowed on Peppermill Village’s trails?
Peppermill Park and Cabin Branch Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Peppermill Village?
13,608 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Peppermill Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Peppermill Village have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #208 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 Peppermill Village 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 →