Dumbarton Historic District · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.07% of Pikesville’s land is conserved: 591 acres
29 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 7.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pikesville, 0.6 per square mile of land. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #212 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
How much outdoors does Pikesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pikesville is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #212 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land 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 Pikesville’s 7% is ahead of 43% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Meadowood Regional Park
Nature conservation easement
All 6 parks & preserves
591 conserved acres
7% of Pikesville’s land. Who manages Pikesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 441 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 40 of 85 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 58 | Unknown |
| The Cloisters (Baltimore City Property) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 53 | Unknown |
| Meadow Mill Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 27 | Unknown |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Baltimore County Property Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Bonnie View Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
27 places to go in Pikesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
26 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 lakes & rivers
2.0 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.
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Pikesville: 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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pikesville →
Pikesville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pikesville | 7% | 0.6 | 1 | 49% | C+ |
| Garrison | 5% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 12% | D |
| Baltimore | 9% | 1.1 | 10 | 98% | A− |
| Towson | 7% | 2.1 | 10 | 87% | A− |
| Randallstown | 6% | 0.2 | 4 | 77% | B− |
| Lochearn | 12% | 0.1 | 16 | 87% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pikesville
How much of Pikesville is conserved land?
7% 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 Pikesville’s trails?
The Cloisters and Meadowood Regional Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pikesville?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pikesville?
15,341 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pikesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pikesville have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #212 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 Pikesville 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 →