Gough Park
Managed by Baltimore County Recreation & Parks
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Mike Kalasnik · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in White Marsh
White Marsh has 6.2 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of White Marsh’s land is conserved, about 176 acres. 91 acres are parks and preserves, 8.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #121 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
176 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
91 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is White Marsh?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does White Marsh have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, White Marsh is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #121 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of White Marsh’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land8.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (91 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home85% 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 72%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 54%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so White Marsh’s 5% is ahead of 26% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Snyder Park
Managed by Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Soukup Park
Managed by Baltimore County Recreation & Parks
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Gough Park17 acres · Baltimore County Recreation & Parks
DirectionsIndian Rock Park14 acres
DirectionsSnyder Park12 acres · Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
DirectionsSoukup Park12 acres · Baltimore County Recreation & Parks
DirectionsHoneygo Run Greenway: Cowenton Avenue Area4 acres · Baltimore County Recreation & Parks
Who protects it
176 conserved acres
5% of White Marsh’s land. Who manages White Marsh’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County71 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government27 ac
State natural resources26 ac
State conservation26 ac
Other state land20 ac
Private owners15 ac
Not recorded60 ac
Conservation Easement · 101 acLocal Other or Unknown · 65 acLocal Park · 37 acUnknown Easement · 26 acForest Stewardship Easement · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 79 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 17 of 41 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 62 | Unknown |
| Gough Park Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
| Soukup Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Indian Rock Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Fullerton Reservoir Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
16 places to go in White Marsh
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in White Marsh
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in White Marsh
Perry Paw Dog Park
DirectionsScenic views in White Marsh
Big Rocks
DirectionsPlus 1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in White Marsh
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.2 miUnpaved · 3.7 mi
Red Trail1.1 mi
Green Trail0.4 mi
Blue Trail0.3 mi
Marsh Trail0.1 mi
Big Rocks0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
1.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
10Baseball
3Multi-sport
3Tennis
2Softball
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in White Marsh: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in White Marsh →
Next door
White Marsh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Marsh | 5% | 1.2 | 8 | 85% | B+ |
| Perry Hall | 17% | 2.2 | 19 | 94% | A |
| Rossville | 9% | 0.3 | 3 | 70% | B− |
| Middle River | 6% | 1.3 | 5 | 58% | B |
| Honeygo | 13% | 0.8 | 33 | 78% | A |
| Overlea | 10% | 1.9 | 15 | 91% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in White Marsh
How much of White Marsh is conserved land?
5% 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 White Marsh’s trails?
Gough Park and Indian Rock Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in White Marsh?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths and 1.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near White Marsh?
22,890 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Marsh or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 91 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does White Marsh have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #121 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 White Marsh 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 →