Alt Park
Park
124 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Baltimore
9% of Baltimore’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. 141 acres are parks and preserves, 46 per 1,000 residents. 9% of Baltimore’s land is conserved, about 140 acres.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #266 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
140 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
141 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Baltimore?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baltimore have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baltimore is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #266 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baltimore’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (141 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 73%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Basil Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
140 conserved acres
9% of Baltimore’s land. Who manages Baltimore’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city140 ac
Local Park · 140 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alt Park Local Park | Town or city | 124 | Open |
| Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Basil Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Bope Warehouse Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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
10Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Baltimore
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Baltimore →
Next door
Baltimore and its neighbors
Baltimore has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 9% | under 0.1 | 46 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Liberty Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 23 | 40% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baltimore
How much of Baltimore is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Baltimore’s trails?
Alt Park and Johnson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Baltimore?
3,708 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baltimore or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 141 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baltimore have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #266 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Baltimore 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 →