1
Hatchery Park
Park
91 acres1 mi of trail
Mason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Elkton
Elkton, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.4% of Elkton is conserved land, roughly 437 acres. There are about 3.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hatchery Park (1 mi) and John P. Stanley Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Elkton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Elkton outdoors
Conserved land
7.4%
437 of 5,933 acres
Trails
3.4 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
27 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 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
John P. Stanley Park
Park
113 acres0.7 mi of trail
Mason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Eder Park
Park
33 acres0.4 mi of trail
Mason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Howard's Pond Recreation Area
Park
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Elkton
Showing 1–10 of 16 playgrounds
Elkton church of god playground
Gilpin Elementary playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in John P. Stanley Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Trail1.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Elkton Retaining pondpondHidden fishing pondpondHowards pondpondWalnut hill retention pondpondWalnut lane rentention pondpondBig Elk Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
437 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 141 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 9 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis14
- Baseball11
- Multi-sport3
- Basketball2
- Soccer1
- Football1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Elkton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 257 acConservation Easement 131 acUnknown Easement 125 acState Historic or Cultural Area 39 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 21 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West & East Meadow Parks/ederpark/hatchery ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 229 | Open |
| Elk LandingState Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 39 | Open |
| Marina ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Hiollingsworth ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 7 | Access unknown |
| Town Of Elkton Skate ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Elkton'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.