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Outdoors in Rowland

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rowland

6 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Rowland, 0.1 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Rowland Recreational Park

Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

4 places to go in Rowland

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

Playgrounds in Rowland

4 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
3Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis

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

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Ashpole Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1982
About it
Rowland DepotBuilding · listed 2001
About it
Rowland Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Rowland: April and May

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)10.110.911.913.014.014.514.213.412.311.210.39.9
High (°F)565967768389929084766658
Rain (in)3.43.23.43.23.64.94.95.45.43.23.23.4

April is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rowland →

Questions about parks and trails in Rowland

Are dogs allowed on Rowland’s trails?

Rowland Recreational Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Rowland?

362 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rowland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rowland 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 →