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Port Deposit, MarylandPhoto: Bluesnote · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Port Deposit

Few parks or trails are on the map in Port Deposit

4% of Port Deposit’s land is conserved, about 55 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Port Deposit, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
55 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Port Deposit Marina Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Port Deposit Marina Park

Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
The Promenade
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Rock Run Park & Boat Launch

Managed by Exelon Generation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

55 conserved acres

4% of Port Deposit’s land. Who manages Port Deposit’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land49 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Town or city2 ac
Historic or Cultural Easement · 49 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 50 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lp5014
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government3Open
Marina Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

7 places to go in Port Deposit

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Port Deposit
Rice Tot Lot & Dog ParkIn Rice Tot Lot & Dog Park
Directions

Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
The Promenade0.1 mi
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
2Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

4 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Paw Paw BuildingBuilding · listed 1977
About it
Port DepositDistrict · listed 1978
About it
Tome School for Boys Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About it
Edward W. Haviland HouseBuilding · listed 2000
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Port Deposit: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)414452657483878578675646
Rain (in)3.32.74.23.63.84.44.84.24.84.13.34.0

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Port Deposit →

Questions about parks and trails in Port Deposit

Where can I hike in Port Deposit?

The longest trail networks: Port Deposit Marina Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Port Deposit’s trails?

Port Deposit Marina Park and Rock Run Park & Boat Launch don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Port Deposit?

5,779 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port Deposit or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Port Deposit neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →