Rocky Pond Recreational Area
Park
44 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Smallbones · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Belleville
Belleville has 58 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Belleville, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Belleville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belleville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belleville is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belleville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home29% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Belleville’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Rocky Pond Recreational Area, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Belleville City Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
8 places to go in Belleville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Belleville
Belleville City PoolIn Belleville City Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Belleville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Belleville
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Belleville
Cornerstone CampgroundThe Main Street Tabernacle
DirectionsRocky Pond CampgroundFee · In Rocky Pond Recreational Area · City of Belleville
DirectionsThe Cabins at Rocky Pond
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
4Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Belleville
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 67 | 53 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belleville →
Next door
Belleville and its neighbors
Belleville has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville | under 1% | 0.2 | 28 | 29% | C |
| Belleville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Freedom Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belleville
Where can I hike in Belleville?
The longest trail networks: Rocky Pond Recreational Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belleville is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Belleville’s trails?
Rocky Pond Recreational Area and Belleville City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Belleville?
58 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belleville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Belleville have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Belleville 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 →