1
Truxton Park
Park
69 acres1.8 mi of trail
Truxton Park LoopTruxton Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Annapolis
Annapolis, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.9% of Annapolis is conserved land, roughly 202 acres. There are about 4.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Truxton Park (1.8 mi) and Ellen O. Moyer Nature Park at Back Creek (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Annapolis, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Annapolis outdoors
Conserved land
3.9%
202 of 5,144 acres
Trails
4.3 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
5 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.0 mi
3.7 mi lanes · 3.6 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Ellen O. Moyer Nature Park at Back Creek
Park
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
St. Luke's Nature Park
Managed by St. Luke's Church
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Quiet Waters Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Annapolis
Showing 1–10 of 17 playgrounds
Bates Middle School Playground
Germantown Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.2 mi
- Truxton Park Loop1.1 mi
- Hawkins Cove Trail0.2 mi
- Truxton Park Trail0.1 mi
- Tolson Street Park0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
202 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 39 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 5 of 27 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes3.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis34
- Pickleball18
- Basketball12
- Baseball5
- Soccer5
- Football2
- Lacrosse1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Annapolis
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 159 acForest Stewardship Easement 24 acConservation Easement 19 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 9 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truxton ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 86 | Open |
| Bates Athletic ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Annapolis Sports ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Ellen O Moyer Nature Park At Back CreekLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Bates Heritage FieldsLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Spa Creek ConservancyLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Poplar TrailLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Annapolis Walk ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bywater ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Susan Cambell Park (City Dock)Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 29 places
Baron Johann DeKalbStatue · 1886
Brice HouseBuilding · 1970
Chase-Lloyd HouseBuilding · 1970
French MonumentWar memorial
Guardians of the First Amendment MemorialIn Newman Street Park · Memorial · 2021-06-28
Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley MemorialIn Kunta Kinte Park · Statue
Lafayette's EncampmentPlaque
Liberty Bell ReplicaMemorial
Louis GoldsteinStatue
Ptolemy StoneMemorial
Nearby
Annapolis and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis | 3.9% | 4.3 mi | 6 |
| Annapolis Neck | 4% | 3.3 mi | 8 |
| Parole | 1.8% | 9.7 mi | 4 |
| Naval Academy | 0% | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Annapolis's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.