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Lanham Forest Park
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
64 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Lanham
Lanham, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Lanham is conserved land, roughly 259 acres. There are about 2.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lanham, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lanham outdoors
Conserved land
12%
259 of 2,259 acres
Trails
2.4 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
23 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.
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Bald Hill Stream Valley Park
Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Folly Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Lanham
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
- Folley Branch Creek Trail0.5 mi
Who protects the land
259 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 14 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
- Basketball1
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lanham
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 133 acLocal Park 113 acConservation Easement 21 acForest Stewardship Easement 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folly Branch Stream Valley ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 126 | Access unknown |
| Lanham Forest ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 67 | Open |
| Whitfield Chapel ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 29 | Open |
| Thomas Seabrook ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Bald Hill Stream Valley ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Access unknown |
| Tabbs ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Lanham CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Lanham and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanham | 11.5% | 2.4 mi | 3 |
| Glenn Dale | 4.9% | 0.7 mi | 3 |
| Mitchellville | 26.6% | 3.9 mi | 4 |
| Seabrook | 3.6% | 2.8 mi | 2 |
| Springdale | 9.8% | 0.3 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lanham'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.