Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Baltimore City Department of Public Works
1,438 acres10.2 mi of trail
Dulaney's Valley & Towsontown Turnpike
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Scott218 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Timonium
41% of Timonium’s land is conserved: 1,507 acres
11 miles of mapped trail cross Timonium, 1.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area (10.2 mi). 39 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #126 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
41%
1,507 acres · of 5.7 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Timonium?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Timonium have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Timonium is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #126 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Timonium’s overall grade.
Conserved land41% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home43% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 70%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 52%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Timonium’s 41% is ahead of 99% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% of them.
Water is 13% of Timonium’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 36%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative WMA, with 10.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Country Club Park Stream Valley
Managed by Baltimore County Department of Public Works
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Lutherville Park & Ride
Stratford Pumping Facility
Nature preserve
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,507 conserved acres
41% of Timonium’s land. Water is left out: Timonium has 5.7 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Timonium’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County4 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Not recorded1,503 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,495 acConservation Easement · 7 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 5 acLocal Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Raven Reservoir Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1,468 | Unknown |
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 25 | Unknown |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
| West Lutherville Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
22 places to go in Timonium
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Timonium
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Timonium
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Timonium
3 fishing spots without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Timonium
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Timonium
Midridge
DirectionsWestridge
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 5.3 miUnpaved · 10.6 mi
Dulaney's Valley & Towsontown Turnpike0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
4Basketball
3Tennis
1Equestrian
1Soccer
1Cricket
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Timonium: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Timonium →
Next door
Timonium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timonium | 41% | 1.9 | 4 | 43% | B+ |
| Cockeysville | 27% | 4.1 | 4 | 74% | A− |
| Lutherville | 3% | 0.3 | 6 | 66% | C+ |
| Hampton | 46% | 7.4 | 68 | 85% | A+ |
| Mays Chapel | 7% | 1.4 | 7 | 67% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Timonium
Where can I hike in Timonium?
The longest trail networks: Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area, 10.2 miles; Springlake Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Timonium is conserved land?
41% 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 Timonium’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Timonium?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Timonium?
18,339 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Timonium or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Timonium have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #126 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 Timonium 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 →