Henson Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
54 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: cassi hayden · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Temple Hills
11% of Temple Hills’ land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
11% of Temple Hills’ land is conserved, about 96 acres. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Temple Hills, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #193 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
96 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Temple Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Temple Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Temple Hills is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #193 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Temple Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home98% 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 51%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 26%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Temple Hills’ 11% is ahead of 57% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Temple Hills. 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 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
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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
96 conserved acres
11% of Temple Hills’ land. Who manages Temple Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency14 ac
County7 ac
Not recorded77 ac
State Other or Unknown · 75 acLocal Park · 14 acForest Stewardship Easement · 4 acConservation Easement · 3 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henson Creek Neighborhood Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 35 | Unknown |
| Temple Hills Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 34 | Unknown |
| Temple Hills South Park Local Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Henson Creek Stream Valley Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| J. Frank Dent Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Joel Lane Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Temple Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Temple Hills
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Temple Hills: 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 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
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 Temple Hills →
Next door
Temple Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Hills | 11% | 0.1 | 2 | 98% | B− |
| Oxon Hill | 17% | 0.3 | 4 | 64% | B− |
| Camp Springs | 10% | 0.1 | 6 | 89% | B |
| 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 Temple Hills
How much of Temple Hills 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 Temple Hills’ trails?
Henson Creek Stream Valley Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Temple Hills?
18,574 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Temple Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Temple Hills have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #193 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 Temple Hills 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 →