Willards has 20 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Willards’ land is conserved, about 9 acres. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Willards have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Willards is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Willards’ 1% is ahead of 4% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
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.
9 conserved acres
1% of Willards’ land. Who manages Willards’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willards Park Local Park | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Willards
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Willards: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Willards →
Questions about parks and trails in Willards
How much of Willards is conserved land?
1% 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 Willards’ trails?
Eastside Youth Sports Complex and Willards Park and Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Willards?
10,923 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willards or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Willards have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Willards 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 →