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2019-05-17 12 31 33 View west along Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 40 (National Freeway) at Exit 47 (U.S. Route 220 NORTH, Bedford) in Pleasant Grove, Allegany County, MarylandPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Pleasant Grove

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pleasant Grove

10% of Pleasant Grove’s land is conserved, about 104 acres. 105 acres are parks and preserves, 418 per 1,000 residents. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
10%
104 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
105 ac
418 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Rocky Gap State Park

Managed by Maryland Park Service
107 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

104 conserved acres

10% of Pleasant Grove’s land. Who manages Pleasant Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded104 ac
State Park · 104 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Rocky Gap Sp
State Park
Not recorded104Unknown
When to get out

The best walking months in Pleasant Grove: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)404353667583878579675443
Rain (in)2.72.43.33.64.34.33.83.43.63.02.83.1

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pleasant Grove →

Questions about parks and trails in Pleasant Grove

Are dogs allowed on Pleasant Grove’s trails?

Rocky Gap State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Pleasant Grove?

14,242 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pleasant Grove 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 →