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Governor Bridge Natural Area
Park
85 acres1.6 mi of trail
Green TrailBlue TrailRed TrailYellow TrailOrange Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Bowie
Bowie, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Bowie is conserved land, roughly 1,684 acres. There are about 9.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Governor Bridge Natural Area (1.6 mi) and Allen Pond Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bowie, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bowie outdoors
Conserved land
13%
1,684 of 13,078 acres
Trails
9.0 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
29 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
23.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 23.3 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
Allen Pond Park
Park
75 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Green Branch Athletic Complex
Park
282 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Whitemarsh Park
Nature preserve
233 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 17 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 17 parks & preserves
Governor Bridge Natural Area85 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Allen Pond Park75 acres · 1 mi of trail
Green Branch Athletic Complex282 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Foxhill Park45 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Enfield Chase Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Somerset Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Prince George's Stadium29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Gardner Canoe Launch6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Tall Oaks Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Whitemarsh Park233 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Bowie
Showing 1–10 of 25 playgrounds
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Unnamed playground in Tall Oaks Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
- Green Trail0.5 mi
- Blue Trail0.5 mi
- Red Trail0.4 mi
- Yellow Trail0.1 mi
- Orange Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Allen PondreservoirLake EvanMidwood Lane Stormwater PondpondThe Bowie BogpondWoodward PondpondPatuxent River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,684 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 229 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 68 of 172 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths23.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis47
- Soccer21
- Baseball21
- Basketball13
- Multi-sport4
- Football3
- Pickleball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bowie
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 980 acState Other or Unknown 603 acConservation Easement 359 acForest Stewardship Easement 239 acLocal Other or Unknown 45 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Branch Athletic ComplexLocal Park | Regional agency | 279 | Open |
| White Marsh ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 209 | Access unknown |
| Patuxent River ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 163 | Access unknown |
| Putuxent River ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 111 | Open |
| MD National Capital Parks and Planning CommissionState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 94 | Access unknown |
| Allen Pond ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 83 | Access unknown |
| Blacksox ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 70 | Access unknown |
| Patuxent River WatershedLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 57 | Open |
| Collington Branch Stream Valley ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 56 | Access unknown |
| Saddlebrook East ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 50 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Melford HouseHouse
Ascension CemeteryCemetery
Foxhill Recreation CenterCemetery
Hall Family CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Bowie and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie | 12.9% | 9.0 mi | 17 |
| Glenn Dale | 4.9% | 0.7 mi | 3 |
| Brock Hall | 12.5% | 2.5 mi | 0 |
| Woodmore | 22.1% | 0.4 mi | 2 |
| Queen Anne | 18% | 1.9 mi | 1 |
| Kettering | 24.2% | 8.1 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bowie'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 23-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.