1
Rock Creek Regional Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
714 acres8 mi of trail
Westside TrailNeedwood TrailUpper Rock Creek TrailBlue Jay Loop TrailGude Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Redland
Redland, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 31% of Redland is conserved land, roughly 1,467 acres. There are about 17 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rock Creek Regional Park (8 mi) and Rock Creek Stream Valley Park (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Redland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Redland outdoors
Conserved land
31%
1,467 of 4,673 acres
Trails
17 mi
2.3 mi per sq mi · 16 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
79 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.9 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 8.0 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
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
137 acres1.7 mi of trail
Upper Rock Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Agricultural History Farm Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
25 acres0.4 mi of trail
Percheron TrailUpper Rock Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Piedmont Crossing Local Park
Park
23 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Washington Grove Meadow Conservation Park
Park
11 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Redland Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 17 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 17 parks & preserves
Rock Creek Regional Park714 acres · 8 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park137 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Agricultural History Farm Park25 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Piedmont Crossing Local Park23 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Washington Grove Meadow Conservation Park11 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Redland Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Blueberry Hill Local Park21 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Johnson Local Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Mill Creek Towne Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Washington Square Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Redland
Showing 1–10 of 15 playgrounds
Mill Creek Gardens Apartments PlaygroundIn Mill Creek Gardens Park
Park Overlook Tot Lot 1
Park Overlook Tot Lot 2
Park Overlook Tot Lot 3
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Washington Square Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Westside at Shady Grove Community Center & Park
Unnamed playground in Blueberry Hill Local Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 7.6 miHorses 2.9 miUnpaved 10.5 mi
Showing 1–10 of 11 trails
- Upper Rock Creek Trail2.7 mi
- Westside Trail1.2 mi
- Needwood Trail1.1 mi
- Blue Heron Trail0.6 mi
- Gude Trail0.5 mi
- Blue Jay Loop Trail0.4 mi
- Parilla Path0.4 mi
- Percheron Trail0.2 mi
- Lake Ridge Trail0.2 mi
- Mudcat Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,467 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 20 of 48 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths8.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
- Needwood Loop (bike route)4.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis19
- Basketball15
- Soccer8
- Baseball7
- Softball1
- Equestrian1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Redland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 1,280 acLocal Park 154 acLocal Conservation Area 78 acLocal Other or Unknown 62 acConservation Easement 45 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Stream Valley ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1,211 | Access unknown |
| Crabbs Branch SvpLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 65 | Open |
| Mill Creek Stream Valley ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 64 | Access unknown |
| MO CO Parks Maintenance DepotLocal Park | Not recorded | 45 | Access unknown |
| County LandLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 38 | Access unknown |
| Montgomery CountyLocal Park | County | 37 | Open |
| MO CO Public Works PropertyLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 24 | Access unknown |
| Piedmont Crossing LpLocal Park | Regional agency | 22 | Open |
| Blueberry Hill ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 20 | Open |
| Washington Grove CpLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Emory Grove United Methodist Church CemeteryCemetery
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Redland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redland | 31.4% | 16.8 mi | 17 |
| Derwood | 19.9% | 0.2 mi | 1 |
| Washington Grove | 33.4% | 1.7 mi | 7 |
| Gaithersburg | 9.3% | 10.7 mi | 28 |
| Rockville | 10.5% | 18.8 mi | 55 |
| Flower Hill | 16.5% | 2.4 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Redland'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.