Linn Grove County Park
Park
71 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rockwell
Rockwell has 74 acres of parks, 75 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Rockwell. 2% of Rockwell’s land is conserved, about 31 acres. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
31 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
75 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rockwell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rockwell is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rockwell’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IA town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IA 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land75 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · IA 19 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home45% of residents within a half mile of a park · IA 91% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rockwell. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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 Linn Grove County Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
31 conserved acres
2% of Rockwell’s land. Who manages Rockwell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County31 ac
Local Park · 31 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn Grove Park Local Park | County | 31 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rockwell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rockwell
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Rockwell
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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 43 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 60 | 44 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rockwell →
Questions about parks and trails in Rockwell
Where can I hike in Rockwell?
The longest trail networks: Linn Grove County Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rockwell is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Iowa town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rockwell’s trails?
Linn Grove County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rockwell?
1,327 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockwell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rockwell have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Rockwell 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 →