Frederick, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.3% of Frederick is conserved land, roughly 1,139 acres. There are about 22 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Fredericktowne Village Park (0.8 mi), Rose Hill Manor Park (0.5 mi), and McCurdy Field (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Frederick, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
Frederick outdoors
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.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Parks & preserves with trails
Rose Hill Manor Park
McCurdy Field
Baker Park
Carroll Creek Park
Riverwalk Park
Monocacy Village Park
Whittier Lake Park
All 50 parks & preserves
- Overlook Park (City Of Frederick)7 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Max Kehne Memorial Park9 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Maryvale Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Carrollton Park3 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Stonegate Park3 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Waterford Park19 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Taskers Chance Park12 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Staley Park6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Amber Meadows Park4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Sagner Park3 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Little League Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Mullinix Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Arbor Square Park1 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Rivermist Park (City Of Frederick)68 ac · Directions
- Loats Park32 ac · Directions
- Walnut Ridge Park27 ac · Directions
- Hill Street Park17 ac · Directions
- Willowdale Park13 ac · Directions
- Clerestory Park11 ac · Directions
- Old Camp Park10 ac · Directions
- Greenleaf Park8 ac
- Monarch Ridge Park5 ac
- Free Medwid Park5 ac
- Hillcrest Park4 ac · Directions
- Golfview Park3 ac
- Grove Park3 ac · Directions
- Kidwiler Park at Rosedale3 ac
- Lake Coventry Park3 ac
- Commons of Avalon Park2 ac · Directions
- Rock Creek Park2 ac · Directions
- College Estates Park2 ac · Directions
- Harmon Park2 ac · Directions
- South End Park2 ac · Directions
- Memorial Park2 ac
- Derrs Square Park2 ac · Directions
- Hospital Park2 ac · Directions
- Market Square Community Park1 ac · Directions
- City Hall Park1 ac · Directions
- Laboring Sons Memorial Park1 ac · Directions
- Palatine Park1 ac
- Catoctin Park1 ac · Directions
- Schley Park1 ac
1,139 conserved acres
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 112 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 69 of 165 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths7.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes5.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis67
- Basketball38
- Baseball31
- Soccer13
- Softball4
- Football4
- Lacrosse3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Frederick and its neighbors
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick | 7.3% | 21.5 mi | 50 |
| Ballenger Creek | 8.8% | 3.8 mi | 6 |
| Linganore | 3.3% | 16.0 mi | 4 |
Conditions & tips from neighbors
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 22-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.