Rose Hill has 34 acres of parks, 8.1 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: School Street Pond (0.5 mi). 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Rose Hill, 0.4 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #89 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Rose Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rose Hill is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #89 of 151 in Kansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Rose Hill’s 3% is ahead of 71% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% of them.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is School Street Pond, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shorty Cox Park
Bates Park
Grace Park
50 conserved acres
3% of Rose Hill’s land. Who manages Rose Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorty Cox Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| School Street Pond Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Bates Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Grace Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
1 places to go in Rose Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
April is the best month for walking in Rose Hill
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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rose Hill →
Rose Hill and its neighbors
Rose Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | 3% | 0.4 | 8 | 56% | B− |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 18% | D |
| Richland Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 56% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rose Hill
Where can I hike in Rose Hill?
The longest trail networks: School Street Pond, 0.5 miles; Grace Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rose Hill is conserved land?
3% 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 Rose Hill’s trails?
School Street Pond and Shorty Cox Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rose Hill?
1,886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rose Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rose Hill have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #89 of 151 in Kansas. 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 Rose Hill 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 →