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Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
72 acres2.1 mi of trail
Rachel Carson Greenway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · White Oak
White Oak, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of White Oak is conserved land, roughly 260 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park (2.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in White Oak, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
White Oak outdoors
Conserved land
13%
260 of 1,990 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
15 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.3 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
Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
104 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park
Park
90 acres0.2 mi of trail
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 White Oak
Jackson Road Elementary School Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.2 mi
- Rachel Carson Greenway Trail1.7 mi
- Rachel Carson Greenway Connector0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
260 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 16 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 10 of 17 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 paths0.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis14
- Basketball6
- Baseball3
- Soccer2
- Tracks1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in White Oak
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 215 acLocal Park 31 acConservation Easement 27 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 176 | Access unknown |
| Northwest Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 70 | Access unknown |
Nearby
White Oak and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | 13.1% | 2.6 mi | 3 |
| Calverton | 11.2% | 3.7 mi | 9 |
| Kemp Mill | 17.6% | 6.7 mi | 9 |
| Colesville | 16.3% | 8.4 mi | 13 |
| Burnt Mills | 16% | 2.9 mi | 3 |
| Hillandale | 12.1% | 3.8 mi | 4 |
| Fairland | 18.3% | 8.7 mi | 14 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about White Oak'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.