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Outdoors in Severn

Few parks or trails are on the map in Severn

5% of Severn’s land is conserved, about 30 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Severn, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
30 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

30 conserved acres

5% of Severn’s land. Who manages Severn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land30 ac
Conservation Easement · 30 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Severn

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

Playgrounds in Severn

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Severn: April and May

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)515462717986898782726254
Rain (in)3.72.84.23.43.84.65.45.55.33.63.33.5

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Severn →

Questions about parks and trails in Severn

Is there public land near Severn?

216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Severn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Severn 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 →