Wye House · Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey · Public domain19% of St. Michaels’ land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
19% of St. Michaels’ land is conserved, about 136 acres. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross St. Michaels, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is St. Michaels?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does St. Michaels have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Michaels is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Michaels’ 19% is ahead of 85% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% of them.
Water is 8% of St. Michaels’ area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 17%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clinton S. Bradley, III Memorial Park
Back Creek Park
All 5 parks & preserves
136 conserved acres
19% of St. Michaels’ land. Water is left out: St. Michaels has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Michaels’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 126 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Cabin Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Unknown |
21 places to go in St. Michaels
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 named trail
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
16 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
4 more on the History page.
The best walking months in St. Michaels: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.8 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 St. Michaels →
Questions about parks and trails in St. Michaels
Where can I hike in St. Michaels?
The longest trail networks: Muskrat Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Michaels is conserved land?
19% 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 St. Michaels’ trails?
Perry Cabin Park and Clinton S. Bradley, III Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Michaels?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Michaels?
3,261 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Michaels or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Michaels have?
Ahead of 82% 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 St. Michaels neighbors.
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 →