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Waterworks Park
Managed by Annapolis City
137 acres3.5 mi of trail
Housley LoopWoodland LoopMissing Link ConnectorOverlook TrailOverlook Connector
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Parole
Parole, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.8% of Parole is conserved land, roughly 137 acres. There are about 9.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Waterworks Park (3.5 mi) and Broad Creek Park (3.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Parole, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Parole outdoors
Conserved land
1.8%
137 of 7,572 acres
Trails
9.7 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.5 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 4.2 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
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
Broad Creek Park
Park
86 acres3.3 mi of trail
Panther Trail Loop (Maroon)Broad Creek Trail Loop (Orange)Watershed Trail (Green)Watershed Connector Trail (Green/White)Access Trail (White)
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bestgate Park
Park
9 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Drevar Park
Managed by Epping Forest
1 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 Parole
AV Bounce
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Bestgate Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.4 miUnpaved 9.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 14 trails
- Broad Creek Trail Loop (Orange)1.7 mi
- Panther Trail Loop (Maroon)1.5 mi
- Housley Loop1.1 mi
- Woodland Loop0.7 mi
- Missing Link Connector0.6 mi
- Watershed Trail (Green)0.5 mi
- Overlook Trail0.4 mi
- Overlook Connector0.3 mi
- Housley Loop Access0.3 mi
- Watershed Connector Trail (Green/White)0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
137 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 125 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 32 of 67 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 paths4.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis18
- Basketball7
- Tracks3
- Soccer3
- Baseball3
- Football2
- Pickleball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Parole
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 107 acForest Stewardship Easement 70 acUnknown Easement 43 acLocal Park 12 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bestgate ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 9 | Access unknown |
| Forest Plaza Parole GreenspaceLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Annapolis CemeteryCemetery
Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery - Saint Andrew’s United Methodist ChurchCemetery
Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Parole and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parole | 1.8% | 9.7 mi | 4 |
| Annapolis | 3.9% | 4.3 mi | 6 |
| Riva | 4% | 0.3 mi | 1 |
| Annapolis Neck | 4% | 3.3 mi | 8 |
| Arnold | 2.3% | 20.8 mi | 7 |
| Edgewater | 2.9% | 1.1 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Parole'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.