Christman Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Omnedon · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rossville
Rossville has 16 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Rossville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
4 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rossville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rossville is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rossville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home76% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rossville. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
1% of Rossville’s land. Who manages Rossville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners4 ac
Private Conservation · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Vermilion River Private Conservation | Private owners | 4 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Rossville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rossville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
1Football
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Rossville
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rossville →
Questions about parks and trails in Rossville
How much of Rossville is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rossville’s trails?
Christman Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rossville?
153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rossville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rossville have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Rossville 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 →