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Watkins Regional Park
Nature preserve
640 acres5.2 mi of trail
Upland Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Kettering
Kettering, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 24% of Kettering is conserved land, roughly 848 acres. There are about 8.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Watkins Regional Park (5.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Kettering, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Kettering outdoors
Conserved land
24%
848 of 3,510 acres
Trails
8.1 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
61 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.9 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Kettering
Picnic Area 10In Watkins Regional Park
Picnic Area 11In Watkins Regional Park
Picnic Area 12In Watkins Regional Park
Picnic Area 13In Watkins Regional Park
Picnic Area 14In Watkins Regional Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.4 miUnpaved 3.7 mi
- Upland Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
848 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 156 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 24 of 96 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 paths2.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis10
- Baseball5
- Basketball3
- Soccer1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Kettering
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 614 acForest Stewardship Easement 595 acConservation Easement 136 acLocal Park 77 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert M. Watkins Regional ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 608 | Access unknown |
| Black Branch Stream Valley ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 57 | Open |
| Kettering Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Kettering #2 Neighborhood ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Access unknown |
| Joyceton Dr. Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Realtors Park At Campus WoodsLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Wellspring Manor & SpaManor
Nearby
Kettering and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering | 24.2% | 8.1 mi | 1 |
| Brock Hall | 12.5% | 2.5 mi | 0 |
| Largo | 5.3% | 0.7 mi | 2 |
| Woodmore | 22.1% | 0.4 mi | 2 |
| Lake Arbor | 6.6% | 0.4 mi | 5 |
| Bowie | 12.9% | 9.0 mi | 17 |
| Mitchellville | 26.6% | 3.9 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Kettering'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.