Outdoors · Baltimore
Share Baltimore, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.9% of Baltimore is conserved land, roughly 4,653 acres. There are about 85 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park (10.5 mi), Druid Hill Park (5 mi), and Herring Run Park (4.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Baltimore, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
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Conserved land
7.9%
4,653 of 58,596 acres
Trails
85 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 41 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
240
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
154.3 mi
51.2 mi lanes · 70.2 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
🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏊 C.C. Jackson Pool 🏊 Liberty Pool 🏊 Riverside Public Swimming Pool 🏊 Roosevelt Park Pool 🏊 Towanda Pool 🏊 William McAbee Pool 🏊 Unnamed public pool 🛝 2-5 Yr Old Playground 🛝 29th Street Community Center Playground 🛝 5 - 12 Yr Old Playground 🛝 Abell Open Space Playground 🛝 Adventure Play 🛝 BGE Nature Play 🛝 Barclay Elementary/Middle School Playground 🛝 Barrister Charles Carroll Elementary School 🛝 Brehms Lane Playground 🛝 Bryn Mawr School 🛝 Bryn Mawr School 🛝 Canton Crossing Playground 🛝 Canton Tot Lot 🛝 ECDC Playground 🛝 Eager Park Playground 🛝 Edgecombe Circle ES Playground 🛝 Elijah's Park Playground 🛝 Fort Federal Hill 🛝 Gloria Hertzfelt Playground 🛝 Hall Springs Playground 🛝 Linwood Playground 🛝 Lower School Playground 🛝 Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School Playground 🛝 Marsalek Family Park at Heathbrook 🛝 Mount Vernon Children's Park 🛝 Natural Play Area 🛝 Nature Play Space 🛝 Penn and Melvin Street Park 🛝 Rochelle Rikki Spector Playground 🛝 Roland Springs Playground 🛝 Ruby K. Couch Playground 🛝 Tench Tilghman Community Playground 🛝 Thomas Johnson Elementary Middle Playground 🛝 Towanda Playground 🛝 Virginia Newcomb Memorial Garden 🛝 Waverly Elementary School 🛝 Wyman Park Playground 🛝 Yorkwood Elementary School Playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Garrett Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🐕 Canton Dog Park 🐕 Harborview Tower Dog Park 🐕 Howards Park Dog Park 🐕 Liberty Dog Park 🐕 Oldham Crossing Community Dog Park 🐕 Patterson Park Dog Park 🐕 Senior Dog Park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park in Latrobe Park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park 🐕 Unnamed dog park in Burdick Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Reedbird Island Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 💧 Round Falls 💧 Unnamed waterfall 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Gwynns Falls Trail 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Gwynns Falls Trail 💧 Unnamed waterfall 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Druid Hill Park 💧 Unnamed waterfall in Druid Hill Park 🔭 Elephant Overlook 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Herring Run Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Herring Run Park ⛰️ Bend Hill ⛰️ Federal Hill ⛰️ Prospect Hill ⛰️ Tank Hill 🧺 Etting Park: Hope Garden 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Patterson Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Mounds Park 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Western Run Park 🥏 Druid Hill Park Disc Golf Course 🥏 Druid Hill Park Disc Golf Course 🥏 Lake Montebello Disc Golf Course 🌱 500 North Duncan Street Community Garden 🌱 Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden 🌱 Ash Street Garden 🌱 Black Butterfly Teaching Farm 🌱 Bon Secours Urban Farm 🌱 Carroll Park City Farm 🌱 Cimaglia Park City Farm 🌱 Conkling Street Garden 🌱 Dewees Park City Farm 🌱 Ferndale Community Garden 🌱 Filbert Street Garden 🌱 Floyd Ikeda Young Memorial Garden 🌱 Fort Worthington Community Garden 🌱 Gardens of Hope 🌱 Greektown Community Garden 🌱 Heath Street City Farm 🌱 Kelly Avenue Bridge Garden 🌱 Lake Evesham Native Pollinator Garden 🌱 Leakin Park City Farm 🌱 Light Street City Farm 🌱 Mount Clare Street Community Garden 🌱 Mount Royal School Community Garden 🌱 Patterson Park City Farm 🌱 Pop! Farm 🌱 Reese Street Garden 🌱 Roberts Place Garden 🌱 Roosevelt City Farm 🌱 Rose Street Community Garden 🌱 Sandtown Garden #2 🌱 The Harvest 🌱 Upper Fell’s Point Community Garden 🌱 Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden 🌱 Whitelock Community Farm 🌱 Whitelock Community Farm 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 🌱 Unnamed community garden 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1 Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park Managed by Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
998 acres10.5 mi of trail
Old Franklintown Loop Trail Windsor Hills Conservation Trail Heide Trail Wetland Trail Old Spring Trail
🐕 Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
2 Druid Hill Park Managed by Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
605 acres5 mi of trail
Maryland Wilderness African Journey Elephant Overlook Farmyard Northern Passage
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3 Herring Run Park Managed by Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
455 acres4.9 mi of trail
Herring Run Trail Prior Avenue Trail
🐕 Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
4 Carroll Park Managed by Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
157 acres3.3 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
5 Wyman Park Managed by Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
67 acres3 mi of trail
Stony Run Walking Path Steve Pedersen Memorial Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
6 Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership Nature preserve
40 acres1.8 mi of trail
Woodland Trail Driftwood Trail Gravel Trail Meadow Trail Sycamore Trail
🐕 No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
7 Stony Run Park Managed by Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
26 acres1.4 mi of trail
Stony Run Walking Path
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
8 Hillside Park Managed by Hillside Park, Inc.
20 acres1.3 mi of trail
🐕 Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
Website
All 240 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 240 parks & preserves
🌳 Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park 998 acres · 10.5 mi of trail · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
🌳 Druid Hill Park 605 acres · 5 mi of trail · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
🌳 Herring Run Park 455 acres · 4.9 mi of trail · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
🌳 Carroll Park 157 acres · 3.3 mi of trail · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
🌳 Wyman Park 67 acres · 3 mi of trail · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
🌲 Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership 40 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
🌳 Stony Run Park 26 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
🌳 Hillside Park 20 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Hillside Park, Inc.
🌳 Northwest Park 50 acres · 1 mi of trail · University of Maryland
🌳 Riverside Park 20 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Baltimore Show all on map
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
🛝 2-5 Yr Old Playground In Irvin Luckman Memorial Park
🛝 29th Street Community Center Playground
🛝 5 - 12 Yr Old Playground In Irvin Luckman Memorial Park
🛝 Abell Open Space Playground In 32nd Street Park
🛝 Adventure Play In Rash Field Park
🛝 BGE Nature Play In Rash Field Park
🛝 Barclay Elementary/Middle School Playground
🛝 Barrister Charles Carroll Elementary School
🛝 Brehms Lane Playground In Herring Run Park
391 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Baltimore.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.1 mi Unpaved 39.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
Stony Run Walking Path 3.0 mi Old Franklintown Loop Trail 1.2 mi Windsor Hills Conservation Trail 0.9 mi Woodland Trail 0.7 mi Circle Trail 0.6 mi Heide Trail 0.6 mi Wetland Trail 0.5 mi Ravine Trail 0.5 mi Spicebush Trail 0.5 mi Old Spring Trail 0.4 mi Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 31 places
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Who protects the land
4,653 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government
2,284 ac National Park Service
45 ac State natural resources
36 ac Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 143 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 136 of 380 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes 51.2 mi Off-road bike paths 70.2 mi Shoulders & shared lanes 32.9 mi Old Wagon Road (bike route) 0.4 mi
Courts & fields Tennis 222 Basketball 173 Baseball 145 Soccer 47 Football 30 Multi-sport 26 Tracks 23 Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Baltimore
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 4,317 ac Local Other or Unknown 171 ac Historic or Cultural Easement 105 ac Conservation Easement 70 ac National Monument 45 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Leakin Park Local Park Other or Unknown Local Government 876 Open Herring Run Park Local Park Other or Unknown Local Government 629 Open Lp5014 Local Park Other or Unknown Local Government 305 Open Clifton Park Local Park Not recorded 269 Access unknown Forest Park Golf Course Local Park Other or Unknown Local Government 182 Open Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park Local Park Not recorded 154 Access unknown Carroll Park Local Park Not recorded 145 Access unknown Maryland Zoo Local Park Town or city 125 Open Middle Branch Park Local Park Not recorded 122 Access unknown Western Run Park Local Park Not recorded 103 Access unknown
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 137 places
🏛️ "Isaac Newton" Apple Tree Plaque
🏛️ 9/11 Fallen Memorial Sculpture
🏛️ American Legion Federal Post No. 19 Building
🏛️ American Psychoanalytic Association Plaque
🏛️ Armistead Monument In Federal Hill Park · Obelisk · 1882-09-12
🏛️ Armistead Monument Statue
🏛️ Baltimore City Fire Fighters Monument Monument · 1990
🏛️ Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Memorial In Shot Tower · Statue · 1978
🏛️ Barre Circle Historic District District
Nearby
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Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
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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 34.8-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.
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