Goodwin Park
Park
10 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Seat Pleasant
6% of Seat Pleasant’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Seat Pleasant, 1.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Goodwin Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #61 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
30 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.5 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Seat Pleasant?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Seat Pleasant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seat Pleasant is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #61 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Seat Pleasant’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land9.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 77%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Seat Pleasant’s 6% is ahead of 30% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% 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
The longest trail network is Goodwin Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cabin Branch Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
6% of Seat Pleasant’s land. Who manages Seat Pleasant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land5 ac
Town or city5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Regional agency1 ac
Not recorded19 ac
State Other or Unknown · 17 acLocal Park · 7 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 5 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Pleasant Park Local Park | Regional agency | 14 | Open |
| Addison Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Highland Gardens Neighborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Seat Pleasant Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Cabin Branch Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Mncppc Property - Seat Pleasant Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Seat Pleasant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Seat Pleasant
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Seat Pleasant: 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.
| 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Seat Pleasant →
Next door
Seat Pleasant and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Walker Mill2.7 miSummerfield1.3 miSeat Pleasant1.1 miLargo0.7 miPeppermill Village0.0 miCedar Heights0.0 miFairmount Heights0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Pleasant | 6% | 1.4 | 9 | 99%+ | A |
| Peppermill Village | 6% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Summerfield | 11% | 0.4 | 14 | 99%+ | A− |
| Cedar Heights | 11% | under 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Fairmount Heights | 5% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | B− |
| Walker Mill | 13% | 0.9 | 4 | 81% | B+ |
| Largo | 5% | 0.2 | 9 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Seat Pleasant
Where can I hike in Seat Pleasant?
The longest trail networks: Goodwin Park, 0.7 miles; Seat Pleasant Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Seat Pleasant is conserved land?
6% 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 Seat Pleasant’s trails?
Goodwin Park and Seat Pleasant Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Seat Pleasant?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Seat Pleasant?
17,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seat Pleasant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Seat Pleasant have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #61 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 Seat Pleasant 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 →