Henson Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
129 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Silver Hill
18% of Silver Hill’s land is conserved: 156 acres
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Silver Hill, 0.5 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #187 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
156 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Silver Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Silver Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silver Hill is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #187 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Silver Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to home68% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 28%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Silver Hill’s 18% is ahead of 82% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Silver Hill. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
156 conserved acres
18% of Silver Hill’s land. Who manages Silver Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service79 ac
County56 ac
Not recorded49 ac
Special Designation Area · 79 acState Other or Unknown · 49 acConservation Easement · 28 acForest Stewardship Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Capital Parks Special Designation Area | National Park Service | 79 | Restricted |
| Henseon Creek Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 49 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Silver Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Silver Hill
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
1.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Silver Hill: 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 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.7 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 Silver Hill →
Next door
Silver Hill and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Hill | 18% | 0.5 | under 1 | 68% | B− |
| Camp Springs | 10% | 0.1 | 6 | 89% | B |
| Suitland | 22% | 0.5 | 8 | 99%+ | A |
| Marlow Heights | 9% | under 0.1 | 17 | 90% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Silver Hill
How much of Silver Hill 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 Silver Hill’s trails?
Henson Creek Stream Valley Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Silver Hill?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Silver Hill?
15,740 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Silver Hill have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #187 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 Silver Hill 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 →