Few parks or trails are on the map in Roseland
79 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Roseland’s land is conserved, about 77 acres. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Roseland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Roseland is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 41% of Roseland’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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77 conserved acres
6% of Roseland’s land. Water is left out: Roseland has 1.9 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Roseland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Mcdonald Park & Boat Ramp Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 73 | Open |
| St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park State Conservation Area | State parks | 3 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Roseland: April and May
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) | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Roseland →
Roseland and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Roseland
How much of Roseland is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Roseland?
33,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roseland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Roseland have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Roseland neighbors.
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 →