University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Photo: Honors Lane · CC BY-SA 3.0Princess Anne has 15 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Princess Anne, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Princess Anne’s land is conserved, about 21 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #242 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Princess Anne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Princess Anne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Princess Anne is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #242 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park 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 Princess Anne’s 2% is ahead of 7% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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.
21 conserved acres
2% of Princess Anne’s land. Who manages Princess Anne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | County | 8 | Open |
| Garland Hayward Youth Center Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
3 places to go in Princess Anne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Princess Anne: 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 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Princess Anne →
Questions about parks and trails in Princess Anne
How much of Princess Anne is conserved land?
2% 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 Princess Anne’s trails?
Manokin Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Princess Anne?
8,903 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Princess Anne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Princess Anne have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #242 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 Princess Anne 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 →