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Outdoors in Pylesville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pylesville

29% of Pylesville’s land is conserved, about 884 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Pylesville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
29%
884 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

884 conserved acres

29% of Pylesville’s land. Who manages Pylesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County891 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Conservation Easement · 853 acAgricultural Easement · 33 acForest Stewardship Easement · 8 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 884 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Pylesville

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

Playgrounds in Pylesville

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

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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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
6Tennis
5Pickleball
5Baseball
3Basketball
2Soccer
2Lacrosse
1Football
1Field hockey

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Pylesville: 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)404352647482868478665545
Rain (in)3.32.74.23.73.94.54.74.14.94.23.33.9

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pylesville →

Questions about parks and trails in Pylesville

Is there public land near Pylesville?

7,536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pylesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pylesville 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 →