1
Veterans Community Park of Rising Sun
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Rising Sun
Rising Sun, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.1% of Rising Sun is conserved land, roughly 65 acres. Rising Sun has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Rising Sun, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Rising Sun outdoors
Conserved land
6.1%
65 of 1,069 acres
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
24 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 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
Triangle Dog Park and Trails
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Diddie Richardson Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Rising Sun
Unnamed playground in Veterans Community Park of Rising Sun
Unnamed playground in Diddie Richardson Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
65 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball3
- Basketball1
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Rising Sun
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 49 acLocal Park 26 acLocal Conservation Area 10 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Sun ReservoirLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 38 | Access unknown |
| American Legiion Mason-Dixon Post 194 fieldsLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Access unknown |
| Unknown ParkLocal Conservation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Stubbs Hill Regional ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Richardson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Rising Sun Wastewater TreatmentLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Rising Sun'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.