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Tangier School and Water TowerPhoto: AviationFreak · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Tangier

Few parks or trails are on the map in Tangier

3% of Tangier’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Tangier, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
10 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
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
Who protects it

10 conserved acres

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

Other state land10 ac
Not recorded10 ac
State Resource Management Area · 10 acState Other or Unknown · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tidal Lands
State Resource Management Area
Other state land21Closed
Things to do

3 places to go in Tangier

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

Playgrounds in Tangier

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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
1Baseball
1Basketball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Tangier Island Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2014
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Tangier: 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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)485158687683888680716052
Rain (in)3.63.14.03.33.74.45.04.54.54.33.13.9

November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tangier →

Questions about parks and trails in Tangier

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tangier 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 →