Honey Branch Natural Resource Management Area
Managed by Maryland Park Service
171 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: SlipperyDude · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Queen Anne
Queen Anne has 748 acres of parks, 519 for every 1,000 residents
18% of Queen Anne’s land is conserved, about 999 acres. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Queen Anne, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
999 acres · of 8.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
748 ac
519 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Queen Anne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Queen Anne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Queen Anne is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Queen Anne’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land519 acres of park per 1,000 residents (748 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
LessMore
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Queen Anne’s 18% is ahead of 83% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
999 conserved acres
18% of Queen Anne’s land. Who manages Queen Anne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government650 ac
County433 ac
Other state land12 ac
Not recorded740 ac
Local Park · 575 acState Other or Unknown · 567 acConservation Easement · 307 acForest Stewardship Easement · 202 acState Park · 171 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 244 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 33 of 68 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putuxent River Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 574 | Open |
| Patuxent River Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 568 | Unknown |
| Honey Branch Nrma State Park | Not recorded | 171 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Equestrian
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Queen 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Queen Anne →
Next door
Queen Anne and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Anne | 18% | 0.2 | 519 | 32% | B+ |
| Bowie | 13% | 0.4 | 20 | 96% | A− |
| Brock Hall | 12% | 0.3 | 11 | 64% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Queen Anne
How much of Queen Anne is conserved land?
18% 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 Queen Anne’s trails?
Honey Branch Natural Resource Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Queen Anne?
14,949 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Queen Anne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 748 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Queen Anne have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Queen Anne neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →