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Glades Park
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Oakland
Oakland, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.4% of Oakland is conserved land, roughly 24 acres. There are about 5.9 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Oakland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Oakland outdoors
Conserved land
1.4%
24 of 1,730 acres
Trails
5.9 mi
2.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
11 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.0 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
Mount Nebo Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Wildlife and Heritage Service
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Oakland
Oakland Dog Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
24 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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 paths2.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball4
- Tennis3
- Multi-sport2
- Baseball2
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Oakland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 12 acState Conservation Area 9 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Glades Town ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Mount Nebo Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 9 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Beth's GardenPlaque
Cobbler Shop in 1859Plaque
Oakland CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Oakland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 1.4% | 5.9 mi | 2 |
| Mountain Lake Park | 12.4% | 5.2 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Oakland'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.