Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve
Park
299 acres5 mi of trail
Rockville County Park TrailRockville County Patk Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Clark and McCormack Quarry and House · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Rockville
Rockville has 394 acres of parks, 161 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve (5 mi), Eagle Park (0.5 mi). 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8.4 miles of mapped trail cross Rockville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
98 acres · of 28.7 sq mi of land
Trails
8.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
394 ac
161 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
3.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Rockville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rockville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rockville is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rockville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land161 acres of park per 1,000 residents (394 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13AParks close to home47% 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 49%
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Water is 6% of Rockville’s area (2 of 30 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve, with 5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eagle Park
Managed by City of Rockville
66 acres0.5 mi of trail
Eagle Park Footpath
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lions Park
Managed by City of Rockville
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Community Ballfield
Managed by City of Rockville
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve299 acres · 5 mi of trail
DirectionsEagle Park66 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Rockville
Lions Park20 acres · City of Rockville
Community Ballfield5 acres · City of Rockville
Community Park2 acres · City of Rockville
Who protects it
98 conserved acres
1% of Rockville’s land. Water is left out: Rockville has 28.7 square miles of land and 1.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rockville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service98 ac
Conservation Easement · 98 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 98 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
6 places to go in Rockville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rockville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Rockville
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Rockville
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Rockville
1 peak without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Rockville
Campsite- BicycleIn Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve
DirectionsRockville CP - Canoe CampIn Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 3.2 miUnpaved · 5.9 mi
Rockville County Park Trail4.0 mi
Rockville County Patk Trail0.6 mi
Eagle Park Footpath0.5 mi
Hansens' Woods Nature Trail0.4 mi
Ve Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Clark and McCormack Quarry and HouseSite · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Rockville
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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rockville →
Next door
Rockville and its neighbors
Rockville has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
St. Joseph Township13 miRockville8.4 miWakefield Township4.8 miSt. Augusta3.4 miMaine Prairie Township3.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville | 1% | 0.3 | 161 | 47% | B− |
| St. Joseph Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Maine Prairie Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 1% | D |
| St. Augusta | 1% | 0.1 | 25 | 18% | C |
| Wakefield Township | 2% | 0.2 | 94 | 23% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rockville
Where can I hike in Rockville?
The longest trail networks: Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve, 5 miles; Eagle Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rockville 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 Rockville’s trails?
Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve and Eagle Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rockville?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rockville?
4,046 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 394 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rockville have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Rockville 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 →