Lorraine Davis Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rock Hill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Rock Hill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Rock Hill, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #139 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
13 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Rock Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rock Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rock Hill is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #139 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rock Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 45%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 44%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Rock Hill’s 2% is ahead of 46% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% of them.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oakhaven Park
Managed by City of Rock Hill Parks and Recreation Department
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Stroup Fields
Managed by City of Rock Hill Parks and Recreation Department
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Brigadier General C. David Turner Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Brigadier General C. David Turner Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lorraine Davis Park6 acres
Oakhaven Park4 acres · City of Rock Hill Parks and Recreation Department
Stroup Fields3 acres · City of Rock Hill Parks and Recreation Department
Hensley Park1 acres · City of Rock Hill Parks and Recreation Department
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
2% of Rock Hill’s land. Who manages Rock Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city12 ac
Local Park · 9 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Haven Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Stroup Fields Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Oak Trail Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Rock Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hensley Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Rock Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rock Hill
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Tennis
1Baseball
1Basketball
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).
Fairfax HouseBuilding · listed 2004
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Rock Hill
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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rock Hill →
Next door
Rock Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Webster Groves | 3% | 0.7 | 6 | 92% | B |
| Brentwood | 4% | 0.3 | 13 | 97% | B+ |
| Glendale | under 1% | 1.3 | under 1 | 80% | C+ |
| Ladue | 1% | 0.7 | 10 | 57% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rock Hill
Where can I hike in Rock Hill?
The longest trail networks: Brigadier General C. David Turner Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rock Hill is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Missouri town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rock Hill’s trails?
Lorraine Davis Park and Oakhaven Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rock Hill?
14,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rock Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rock Hill have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #139 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Rock Hill 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 →