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Lavale District Park
Managed by Allegany County Commissioners
73 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · La Vale
La Vale, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of La Vale is conserved land, roughly 639 acres. There are about 5.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lavale District Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in La Vale, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
La Vale outdoors
Conserved land
11%
639 of 5,802 acres
Trails
5.0 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
152 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.7 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 3.5 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
Lavale Community Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Holly Field
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Ort Field
Park
4 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.
Peaks in La Vale
Piney Mountain2,421 ft elevation
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
639 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 562 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 10 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis8
- Baseball6
- Soccer5
- Basketball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in La Vale
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 962 acLocal Park 75 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 3 acLocal Recreation Area 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavale Distric ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 61 | Access unknown |
| Lavale Community ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Holly Avenue ParkLocal Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Ort FieldLocal Recreation Area | County | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
First Toll Gate HousePlaque
LaVale Toll Gate HouseBuilding
Restlawn Memorial GardensCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about La Vale'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.