Outdoors · Mitchellville

Mitchellville, MD parks, trails & bike paths

About 27% of Mitchellville is conserved land, roughly 839 acres. There are about 3.9 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mitchellville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Mitchellville outdoors

Conserved land
27%
839 of 3,156 acres
Trails
3.9 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
74 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.7 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 1.2 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

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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.
1

Western Branch Stream Valley Park I

Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
78 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

Folly Branch Stream Valley Park

Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
47 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Bald Hill Stream Valley Park

Managed by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4

Glenn Dale Estates Park

Managed by Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water

Lakes & rivers

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Who protects the land

839 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government
30 ac
County
27 ac
Regional agency
1 ac
Not recorded
801 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 24 of 39 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.5 mi
  • Off-road bike paths1.2 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands

The biggest protected places in Mitchellville

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 681 acState Other or Unknown 120 acConservation Easement 30 acLocal Park 17 acForest Stewardship Easement 11 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Enterprise Gofl CourseLocal Other or UnknownNot recorded660Access unknown
Western Branch Stream Valley ParkState Other or UnknownNot recorded51Access unknown
Canterbury Estates Community ParkState Other or UnknownNot recorded36Access unknown
Bald Hill Stream Valley ParkState Other or UnknownNot recorded19Access unknown
Holmehurst Neighborhood ParkState Other or UnknownNot recorded12Access unknown
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Property Property - Willow GroveLocal Other or UnknownNot recorded10Access unknown
Willow Wood Neighborhood ParkLocal ParkOther or Unknown Local Government9Open
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Property Property - LottsfordLocal Other or UnknownNot recorded6Access unknown
Mncppc Property - Glenn Dale EstatesLocal ParkOther or Unknown Local Government5Open
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Property Property - CanterburyLocal Other or UnknownNot recorded5Access unknown
History

Historic places to visit

Lake DeborahIn Folly Branch Stream Valley Park · Plaque
Lake ViewIn Folly Branch Stream Valley Park · Plaque
Nearby

Mitchellville and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Mitchellville26.6%3.9 mi4
Lake Arbor6.6%0.4 mi5
Woodmore22.1%0.4 mi2
Springdale9.8%0.3 mi1
Lanham11.5%2.4 mi3
Glenn Dale4.9%0.7 mi3
Kettering24.2%8.1 mi1
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Mitchellville'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.

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