Matapeake Park
Managed by Queen Anne's County
33 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Public domain · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Stevensville
11% of Stevensville’s land is conserved: 456 acres
230 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Stevensville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #145 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
456 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
230 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Stevensville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stevensville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stevensville is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #145 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stevensville’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (230 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home56% 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 67%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 45%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Stevensville’s 11% is ahead of 60% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. 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 Matapeake Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
456 conserved acres
11% of Stevensville’s land. Who manages Stevensville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources192 ac
State conservation181 ac
County175 ac
Other state land45 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government15 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits6 ac
Joint6 ac
Local Park · 262 acConservation Easement · 192 acUnknown Easement · 187 acLocal Other or Unknown · 91 acAgricultural Easement · 43 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 228 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 12 of 27 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 87 | Unknown |
| Davidson Farm Park Local Park | County | 87 | Open |
| Queen Anne County Local Park | County | 84 | Open |
| Matapeake Park Local Park | Not recorded | 53 | Unknown |
| Open Space Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 30 | Unknown |
| Old Love Point Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Mowbrey Park extension Local Park | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Mowbray Park Local Park | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Matapeake Marine Terminal State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Matapeake State Park | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
12 places to go in Stevensville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stevensville
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Stevensville
Island Dog Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Stevensville
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Multi-sport
12Baseball
10Tennis
10Pickleball
5Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Stevensville: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 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 September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stevensville →
Next door
Stevensville and its neighbors
Stevensville has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevensville | 11% | 0.3 | 26 | 56% | B+ |
| Chester | 12% | 0.2 | 9 | 47% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stevensville
Where can I hike in Stevensville?
The longest trail networks: Matapeake Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stevensville is conserved land?
11% 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 Stevensville’s trails?
Matapeake Park and Old Love Point Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stevensville?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Stevensville?
5,286 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stevensville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 230 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stevensville have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #145 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 Stevensville 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 →