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Outdoors in Point Lookout

41% of Point Lookout’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 41% of Point Lookout’s land is conserved, about 67 acres. 68 acres are parks and preserves, 72 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
41%
67 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
68 ac
72 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.

12
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.

Point Lookout Baseball Fields

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Town Park Point Lookout

Managed by Town of Hempstead
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

67 conserved acres

41% of Point Lookout’s land. Water is left out: Point Lookout has 0.3 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Point Lookout’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city50 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government45 ac
Local Park · 94 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Land
Local Park
Town or city50Open
Point Lookout Beach District Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government24Open
Point Lookout Town Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government21Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Point Lookout

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

Beaches in Point Lookout

1 beach 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
2Baseball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Point Lookout: April to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)404249606978848376655546
Rain (in)3.33.04.33.83.53.93.74.23.83.93.34.2

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Point Lookout →

Next door

Point Lookout and its neighbors

Point Lookout has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Point Lookout— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lido Beach— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Point Lookout

Are dogs allowed on Point Lookout’s trails?

Point Lookout Baseball Fields and Town Park Point Lookout don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Point Lookout?

14,014 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Point Lookout or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Point Lookout neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →