Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.09% of Rossville’s land is conserved: 316 acres
51 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Rossville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #194 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
How much outdoors does Rossville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rossville is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #194 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Rossville’s 9% is ahead of 50% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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
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316 conserved acres
9% of Rossville’s land. Who manages Rossville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 23 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullerton Reservoir Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 225 | Unknown |
| Nottingham Park Local Park | County | 34 | Open |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 29 | Unknown |
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| Gordon Ring Park Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Baltimore City Property Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
14 places to go in Rossville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2.2 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.
The best walking months in Rossville: 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 | 66 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rossville →
Rossville and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossville | 9% | 0.3 | 3 | 70% | B− |
| White Marsh | 5% | 1.2 | 8 | 85% | B+ |
| Rosedale | 3% | 1.2 | 9 | 81% | B+ |
| Overlea | 10% | 1.9 | 15 | 91% | A |
| 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 Rossville
How much of Rossville is conserved land?
9% 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 Rossville’s trails?
Golden Ring Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rossville?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes, 1.0 of off-road paths and 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Rossville?
22,844 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rossville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rossville have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #194 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 Rossville 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 →