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Outdoors in Rothbury

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rothbury

29% of Rothbury’s land is conserved, about 454 acres. 162 acres are parks and preserves, 456 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Rothbury, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
29%
454 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
162 ac
456 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
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
Who protects it

454 conserved acres

29% of Rothbury’s land. Who manages Rothbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners293 ac
State natural resources158 ac
Town or city4 ac
Private Park · 293 acState Recreation Area · 158 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Thoroughbred Golf Club
Private Park
Private owners293Restricted
Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail Park
State Recreation Area
State natural resources158Open
Czarny Field
Local Park
Town or city4Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Rothbury

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Rothbury
Electric Forest Back 40
Directions
Electric Forest General Admission Camping
Directions
Electric Forest Maplewoods Camping
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

1.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Rothbury: May to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)303343566877817972594635
Rain (in)2.31.92.13.63.63.53.23.33.24.03.02.4

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Rothbury →

Questions about parks and trails in Rothbury

Where can I bike in Rothbury?

1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Rothbury?

23,441 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rothbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 162 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rothbury 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 →