Rock Springs has 15 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
1% of Rock Springs’ land is conserved, about 98 acres.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rock Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rock Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rock Springs is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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98 conserved acres
1% of Rock Springs’ land. Who manages Rock Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 98 | Open |
1 places to go in Rock Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Rock Springs: April to June and August
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 1.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rock Springs →
Rock Springs and its neighbors
Rock Springs has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | 1% | 1.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Yah-ta-hey | — 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 Rock Springs
How much of Rock Springs is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a New Mexico town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Rock Springs?
21,296 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rock Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rock Springs have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Rock Springs neighbors.
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 →