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Outdoors in Rockford Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rockford Township

18% of Rockford Township’s land is conserved, about 4,040 acres. 39 miles of mapped trail cross Rockford Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
4,040 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

4,040 conserved acres

18% of Rockford Township’s land. Who manages Rockford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,039 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,039 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,040 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 38.5 mi
100th Street Northwest5.0 mi
57th Avenue Northwest4.6 mi
99th Street Northwest4.0 mi
96th Street Northwest3.9 mi
55th Avenue Northwest3.0 mi
60th Avenue Northwest2.8 mi
54th Avenue Northwest2.4 mi
98th Street Northwest2.3 mi
102nd Street Northwest1.4 mi
97th Street Northwest1.0 mi
1 more trails
101st Street Northwest
1.0 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Rockford Township: May, August and 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182235526674808069533422
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.02.43.62.72.01.71.20.60.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rockford Township →

Next door

Rockford Township and its neighbors

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Lakeview Township77 miStafford Township60 miFairbanks Township41 miGrover Township40 miRockford Township39 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Rockford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grover Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stafford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lakeview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fairbanks Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Rockford Township

Is there public land near Rockford Township?

1,089 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

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 →