Byrd Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Marylandstater · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Snow Hill
Snow Hill has 17 acres of parks, 6.5 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Snow Hill’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
14 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Snow Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Snow Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Snow Hill is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Snow Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home89% 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 29%
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Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Snow Hill’s 2% is ahead of 5% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
Water is 5% of Snow Hill’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
14 conserved acres
2% of Snow Hill’s land. Water is left out: Snow Hill has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Snow Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded14 ac
Local Park · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd Park Local Park | Not recorded | 14 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Snow Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Snow Hill
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Snow Hill
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
All Hallows Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1979
About itChancefordBuilding · listed 1994
About itGov. John Walter Smith HouseBuilding · listed 1994
About itGeorge Washington Purnell HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itJames Martin HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itSamuel Gunn HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itMakemie Memorial Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 2008
About itSnow Hill DrawbridgeStructure · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Snow Hill: 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) | 47 | 49 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Snow Hill →
Questions about parks and trails in Snow Hill
How much of Snow Hill 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 Snow Hill’s trails?
Byrd Park and Sturgis Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Snow Hill?
26,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Snow Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Snow Hill have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Snow 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 →