Rosemead Park
Park
28 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Ghostgrrrl626 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Rosemead
Rosemead has 74 acres of parks, 1.5 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Rosemead Park (0.9 mi), Zapopan Park (0.5 mi). 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Rosemead, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #568 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
68 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Rosemead?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rosemead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rosemead is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #568 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rosemead’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 33%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Rosemead Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Zapopan Park
Managed by City of Rosemead
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jay Imperial Park
Managed by City of Rosemead
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
Garvey Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Rosemead Park28 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsZapopan Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Rosemead
DirectionsJay Imperial Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Rosemead
Garvey Park14 acres
Jess Gonzales Sports Park5 acres
Rosemead Community Center Park3 acres
Sally Tanner Park1 acres
DirectionsKlingerman Park1 acres
Who protects it
68 conserved acres
2% of Rosemead’s land. Who manages Rosemead’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city63 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits4 ac
Local Park · 51 acLocal Recreation Area · 12 acPrivate Historic or Cultural · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemead Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Garvey Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Jess Gonzales Sports Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Zapopan Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Imperial Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Sally Tanner Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| El Monte Cemetery Private Historic or Cultural | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Open |
| Rosemead Community Center Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Klingerman Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Rosemead Community Garden Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
18 places to go in Rosemead
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rosemead
18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Rio Hondo River Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
44Basketball
15Tennis
8Baseball
5Tracks
2Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rosemead: April to June
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rosemead →
Next door
Rosemead and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Montebello8.7 miEl Monte5.6 miSan Gabriel3.3 miMonterey Park3.1 miRosemead2.2 miSouth El Monte0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemead | 2% | 0.4 | 1 | 93% | B− |
| San Gabriel | 2% | 0.8 | 1 | 83% | C+ |
| El Monte | 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | 86% | C+ |
| Monterey Park | 3% | 0.4 | 2 | 97% | B− |
| Montebello | 4% | 1.0 | 2 | 96% | B |
| South El Monte | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 75% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rosemead
Where can I hike in Rosemead?
The longest trail networks: Rosemead Park, 0.9 miles; Zapopan Park, 0.5 miles; Jay Imperial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rosemead is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rosemead’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Jay Imperial Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rosemead?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rosemead?
17,880 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rosemead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rosemead have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #568 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rosemead neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →