Photo: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher · Public domainPocomoke City has 115 acres of parks, 26 for every 1,000 residents
4% of Pocomoke City’s land is conserved, about 108 acres. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Pocomoke City, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #145 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pocomoke City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pocomoke City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pocomoke City is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #145 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Pocomoke City’s 4% is ahead of 23% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.
Water is 6% of Pocomoke City’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Newtown Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
108 conserved acres
4% of Pocomoke City’s land. Water is left out: Pocomoke City has 3.8 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pocomoke City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 23 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Park Local Park | Not recorded | 60 | Unknown |
| Remainder Parcel Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Cypress Park Local Park | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
| Boat Ramp Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
8 places to go in Pocomoke City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Pocomoke City: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 49 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pocomoke City →
Pocomoke City and its neighbors
Pocomoke City has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocomoke City | 4% | 0.4 | 26 | 72% | B+ |
| West Pocomoke | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pocomoke City
Where can I hike in Pocomoke City?
The longest trail networks: Newtown Park, 0.4 miles; Cypress Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pocomoke City is conserved land?
4% 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 Pocomoke City’s trails?
Newtown Park and Cypress Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pocomoke City?
12,474 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pocomoke City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 115 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pocomoke City have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #145 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 Pocomoke City 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 →