Belt Woods Heritage Conservation Fund Site
Managed by Maryland Park Service
508 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Pleasant Prospect · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Woodmore
22% of Woodmore’s land is conserved: 929 acres
255 acres are parks and preserves, 55 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Woodmore, 0.1 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #129 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
22%
929 acres · of 6.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
255 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Woodmore?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodmore have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodmore is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #129 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woodmore’s overall grade.
Conserved land22% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (255 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home68% 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 70%
LessMore
Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 51%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Woodmore’s 22% is ahead of 90% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Belt Woods Natural Environment Area
Managed by Maryland Park Service
108 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
929 conserved acres
22% of Woodmore’s land. Who manages Woodmore’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources508 ac
County144 ac
Regional agency110 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government89 ac
Other state land5 ac
Not recorded193 ac
State Conservation Area · 508 acLocal Park · 149 acConservation Easement · 122 acState Park · 111 acLocal Other or Unknown · 81 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 86 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 38 of 77 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belt Woods Heritage Conservation State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 508 | Restricted |
| Belt Woods Natural Environment Area - Beltwoods Wildland State Park | Not recorded | 111 | Unknown |
| Woodmore South Park Local Park | Regional agency | 102 | Open |
| Woodmore Rd/PG Boys & Girls Club Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 81 | Unknown |
| Northeast Branch Stream Valley Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 39 | Open |
| Kingsford Park Local Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Woodmore
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Woodmore
Biking & sports
0.4 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
Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Pleasant ProspectBuilding · listed 1976
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Woodmore: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodmore →
Next door
Woodmore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmore | 22% | 0.1 | 55 | 68% | B+ |
| Mitchellville | 26% | 0.8 | 3 | 82% | B+ |
| Bowie | 13% | 0.4 | 20 | 96% | A− |
| Kettering | 24% | 1.5 | 8 | 78% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Woodmore
How much of Woodmore is conserved land?
22% 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 Woodmore’s trails?
Belt Woods Heritage Conservation Fund Site and Belt Woods Natural Environment Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woodmore?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Woodmore?
15,570 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodmore or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 255 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodmore have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #129 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 Woodmore 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 →