1
Granville Gude Park & Lakehouse
Park
25 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Laurel
Laurel, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.5% of Laurel is conserved land, roughly 108 acres. There are about 5.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Granville Gude Park & Lakehouse (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Laurel, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Laurel outdoors
Conserved land
3.5%
108 of 3,075 acres
Trails
5.8 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
4 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.4 mi
3.6 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
Alice B. McCullough Field
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Riverfront Park
Park
31 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Cypress Park
Park
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Granville Gude Park & Lakehouse25 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Alice B. McCullough Field8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Riverfront Park31 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Cypress Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Roland B. Sweitzer Community Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Leo E. Wilson Community Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Emancipation Community Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Centennial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Duniho-Nigh Community Park4 acres
Oakpointe Community Walking Trail3 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Laurel
Showing 1–10 of 39 playgrounds
Discovery ParkIn Discovery Park
Oakpointe PlaygroundIn Oakpointe Community Walking Trail
Shore Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Leo E. Wilson Community Park
Unnamed playground in Cypress Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
108 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 12 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes3.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Golf18
- Tennis15
- Basketball9
- Baseball8
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Laurel
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 89 acPrivate Other or Unknown 10 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 5 acLocal Other or Unknown 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Lake ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 29 | Access unknown |
| Roland B. Sweitzer ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 28 | Access unknown |
| Patuxent River Rec. ComplexLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 24 | Open |
| Cypress Street Field ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 9 | Access unknown |
| Alcie McCullough Emancip. ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 8 | Access unknown |
| Prince George's CountyLocal Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Open |
| County LandLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
| Putuxent River ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Ivy Hill CemeteryCemetery
Ivy Hill CemeteryCemetery
Saint Mary of the Mills CemeteryCemetery
St Philip's CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Laurel and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel | 3.5% | 5.8 mi | 12 |
| Maryland City | 18.3% | 2.1 mi | 8 |
| Konterra | 6.3% | 8.0 mi | 3 |
| South Laurel | 29.5% | 6.6 mi | 17 |
| North Laurel | 15.3% | 3.1 mi | 5 |
| West Laurel | 18.6% | 1.3 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Laurel'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.