Denbigh Experimental Forest
Managed by US Forest Service
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Rose Hill Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Rose Hill Township
14% of Rose Hill Township’s land is conserved, about 3,144 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 74 per 1,000 residents. 37 miles of mapped trail cross Rose Hill Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
14%
3,144 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
74 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,144 conserved acres
14% of Rose Hill Township’s land. Who manages Rose Hill Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,348 ac
State land board311 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)115 ac
U.S. Forest Service3 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,234 acState Resource Management Area · 311 acResource Management Area · 229 acNational Forest · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,716 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 311 | Open |
| Mchenry County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 229 | Restricted |
| Denbigh Purchase Unit National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rose Hill Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Rose Hill Township
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
12 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 36.7 mi
56th Street North5.0 mi
55th Street North5.0 mi
5th Avenue North3.5 mi
3rd Avenue North1.9 mi
4th Avenue North1.5 mi
7th Avenue Northwest1.2 mi
59th Street North1.1 mi
8th Avenue North1.1 mi
60th Street North0.7 mi
6th Avenue North0.5 mi
2 more trails
7th Avenue North
0.4 mi54th Street North
0.3 miBiking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Rose Hill 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 23 | 36 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 55 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rose Hill Township →
Next door
Rose Hill Township and its neighbors
Rose Hill Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Riga Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Granville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Falsen 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 Rose Hill Township
Are dogs allowed on Rose Hill Township’s trails?
Denbigh Experimental Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rose Hill Township?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rose Hill Township?
10,566 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rose Hill Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 318 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rose Hill 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 →