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Outdoors in Elkton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Elkton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 35 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Elkton, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
35 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Ackerman Memorial Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Ackerman Memorial Park

Park
24 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Elkton Village Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

3 places to go in Elkton

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Elkton

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
6Soccer
4Tennis
4Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Elkton: May to September

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)293241546777817972594635
Rain (in)2.01.61.83.23.33.33.33.33.12.92.42.0

February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Elkton →

Questions about parks and trails in Elkton

Where can I hike in Elkton?

The longest trail networks: Ackerman Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Elkton’s trails?

Ackerman Memorial Park and Elkton Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Elkton?

3,557 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elkton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elkton 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 →