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Outdoors in Calvert

Few parks or trails are on the map in Calvert

7 acres are parks and preserves, 9.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Calvert, 0.2 per square mile of land. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
7 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

1
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.

Virginia Field Park

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

7 conserved acres

under 1% of Calvert’s land. Who manages Calvert’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city14 ac
Conservation Easement · 7 acLocal Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Virginia Field Park
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Pine0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Tracks

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 25 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Hammond HouseBuilding · listed 1970
About it
Calvert Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Calvert

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)10.311.011.912.913.714.114.013.312.311.410.510.1
High (°F)606471788591959690817062
Rain (in)3.32.63.43.04.73.41.82.53.24.43.23.6

July is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Calvert →

Questions about parks and trails in Calvert

Are dogs allowed on Calvert’s trails?

Virginia Field Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Calvert?

213 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Calvert or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Calvert 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 →