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Outdoors in Rushsylvania

99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Rushsylvania

2% of Rushsylvania’s land is conserved, about 9 acres. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Rushsylvania, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
9 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
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

9 conserved acres

2% of Rushsylvania’s land. Who manages Rushsylvania’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)9 ac
Conservation Easement · 9 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Rushsylvania

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

Playgrounds in Rushsylvania

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
2Baseball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Rushsylvania

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)333747617180838176634938
Rain (in)2.92.33.03.94.24.44.43.63.22.93.12.9

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rushsylvania →

Questions about parks and trails in Rushsylvania

Is there public land near Rushsylvania?

1,197 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rushsylvania or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rushsylvania 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 →