1
Dans Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maryland Park Service
11 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Outdoors · Dawson
Dawson, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 4% of Dawson is conserved land, roughly 17 acres. There are about 1.0 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Dawson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Dawson outdoors
Conserved land
4%
17 of 433 acres
Trails
1.0 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area
Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Fishing & Boating Services
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Who protects the land
17 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 3 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Dawson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 15 acPrivate Conservation 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dans Mountain WmaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 11 | Access unknown |
| Gary A Yoder Fma PfaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 3 | Access unknown |
| Fort Hill PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Restricted |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Dawson'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.