Deland G Mercure Memorial Park
Park
43 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Rockwood
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Rockwood
65 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Rockwood’s land is conserved, about 72 acres.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #419 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
72 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Rockwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rockwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rockwood is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #419 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rockwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 40%
Water is 7% of Rockwood’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rockwood. 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 A−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
72 conserved acres
4% of Rockwood’s land. Water is left out: Rockwood has 2.5 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rockwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city63 ac
Other state land9 ac
Local Park · 63 acConservation Easement · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deland G Mercure Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 63 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rockwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rockwood
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rockwood: June, July and September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rockwood →
Next door
Rockwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood | 4% | under 0.1 | 21 | 96% | B− |
| Berlin Township | 24% | 0.8 | 290 | 53% | A |
| South Rockwood | 11% | 0.1 | 37 | 89% | B+ |
| Flat Rock | 4% | 0.6 | 14 | 84% | B+ |
| Brownstown Township | 12% | 0.8 | 52 | 83% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rockwood
How much of Rockwood is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rockwood’s trails?
Deland G Mercure Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rockwood?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rockwood?
12,896 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rockwood have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #419 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Rockwood 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 →