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Outdoors in Parkville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Parkville

3% of Parkville’s land is conserved, about 62 acres. 70 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Parkville, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
62 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
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

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Kid's Kingdom Park

Park
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

62 conserved acres

3% of Parkville’s land. Who manages Parkville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government62 ac
Local Park · 61 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tri-Township Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government41Open
Penn Township Community Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government20Open
Little Knoll Recreation Area
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government1Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Parkville

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

Playgrounds in Parkville

2 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
8Tennis
6Baseball
4Soccer
1Running tracks
1Basketball
1Football

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Parkville: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)394251637381868477655344
Rain (in)3.12.74.03.64.04.04.43.74.73.93.13.5

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Parkville →

Next door

Parkville and its neighbors

Parkville has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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
Parkville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Penn Township8%1.32783%A
Hanover2%0.1399%C+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Parkville

Are dogs allowed on Parkville’s trails?

Kid's Kingdom Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Parkville?

6,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parkville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Parkville 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 →