Bald Hill Stream Valley Park
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
74 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Springdale
10% of Springdale’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
10% of Springdale’s land is conserved, about 83 acres. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Springdale, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #172 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
83 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Springdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springdale is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #172 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Springdale’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 34%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Springdale’s 10% is ahead of 53% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Springdale. 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
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 Bald Hill Stream Valley Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
83 conserved acres
10% of Springdale’s land. Who manages Springdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County42 ac
Regional agency16 ac
Not recorded59 ac
State Other or Unknown · 59 acForest Stewardship Easement · 24 acConservation Easement · 17 acLocal Park · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 20 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 59 | Unknown |
| Ardmore Park Building Local Park | Regional agency | 16 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Springdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Springdale
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
3Basketball
3Baseball
2Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Springdale: 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 | 9.4 |
| 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 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
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 Springdale →
Next door
Springdale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 10% | 0.2 | 2 | 99% | B |
| Mitchellville | 26% | 0.8 | 3 | 82% | B+ |
| Lake Arbor | 7% | 0.1 | 4 | 85% | B− |
| Lanham | 11% | 0.7 | 10 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Springdale
Where can I hike in Springdale?
The longest trail networks: Bald Hill Stream Valley Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Springdale is conserved land?
10% 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 Springdale’s trails?
Bald Hill Stream Valley Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Springdale?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Springdale?
13,954 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springdale have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #172 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 Springdale 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 →