Batavia Park
Park
62 acres3.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rosedale
Rosedale has 8.3 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Batavia Park (3.3 mi). 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 180 acres are parks and preserves, 9.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #147 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
135 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
180 ac
9.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.5 mi
4.5 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Rosedale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rosedale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rosedale is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #147 of 261 in Maryland. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rosedale’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land9.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (180 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home81% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 44%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Rosedale’s 3% is ahead of 15% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Batavia Park, with 3.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Herring Run Park
Managed by Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Garden Village Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Batavia Park62 acres · 3.3 mi of trail
Rosedale Park27 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGarden Village Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Holland Hill Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHerring Run Park48 acres · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
Moore's Run Park1 acres · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
Greenview Manor Local Open Space & Tot Lot1 acres · Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
Who protects it
135 conserved acres
3% of Rosedale’s land. Who manages Rosedale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County11 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Not recorded124 ac
Local Park · 81 acLocal Other or Unknown · 48 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batavia Park Local Park | Not recorded | 50 | Unknown |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 45 | Unknown |
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Unknown |
| Rosedale Park Local Park | Not recorded | 13 | Unknown |
| Gardenvillage Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Holland Hill Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Lp5014 Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Cedonia Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Hazelwood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
31 places to go in Rosedale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rosedale
31 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
15Baseball
9Tennis
6Basketball
2Lacrosse
2Softball
2Multi-sport
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rosedale: April to June
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rosedale →
Next door
Rosedale and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | 3% | 1.2 | 9 | 81% | B+ |
| Essex | 5% | 0.7 | 7 | 81% | B |
| Baltimore | 9% | 1.1 | 10 | 98% | A− |
| Rossville | 9% | 0.3 | 3 | 70% | B− |
| Overlea | 10% | 1.9 | 15 | 91% | A |
| Dundalk | 4% | 0.7 | 7 | 94% | B+ |
| Middle River | 6% | 1.3 | 5 | 58% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rosedale
Where can I hike in Rosedale?
The longest trail networks: Batavia Park, 3.3 miles; Rosedale Park, 0.1 miles; Garden Village Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rosedale is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Maryland town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rosedale’s trails?
Batavia Park and Herring Run Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rosedale?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Rosedale?
23,270 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rosedale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 180 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rosedale have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #147 of 261 in Maryland. 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 Rosedale 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 →