Crawford Lake County Park
Managed by Wright County, MN
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Rockford Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Rockford Township
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Rockford Township. 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #272 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
158 acres · of 33.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rockford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rockford Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #272 of 274 in Minnesota. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rockford Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home12% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)#272 of 274
Water is 6% of Rockford Township’s area (2 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rockford Township. 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 still be D. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
H Eagle Roost Park
Managed by Wright County
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
158 conserved acres
1% of Rockford Township’s land. Water is left out: Rockford Township has 33.1 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rockford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service130 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)28 ac
Conservation Easement · 158 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 158 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
7 places to go in Rockford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rockford Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Rockford Township
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
10 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Rockford Township
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rockford Township →
Next door
Rockford Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Greenfield9.4 miSt. Michael4.1 miHanover1.9 miBuffalo1.3 miRockford1.1 miRockford Township0.2 miFranklin Township0.0 miBuffalo Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 12% | D |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 13% | D |
| Rockford | 2% | 0.4 | 10 | 99% | B |
| Greenfield | 1% | 0.5 | 77 | 21% | B− |
| Buffalo | 3% | 0.2 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
| Hanover | 12% | 0.3 | 119 | 98% | A |
| Buffalo Township | 4% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 11% | D |
| St. Michael | 8% | 0.1 | 25 | 90% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rockford Township
Where can I hike in Rockford Township?
The longest trail networks: H Eagle Roost Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rockford Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rockford Township’s trails?
Crawford Lake County Park and H Eagle Roost Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rockford Township?
10,335 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rockford Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #272 of 274 in Minnesota. 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 Rockford Township 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 →