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Photo: Valfontis · Public domain13 miles of mapped trail cross Rose Lodge, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Siuslaw National Forest (6.6 mi).
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rose Lodge is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds 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 →
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The longest trail network is Siuslaw National Forest, with 6.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
33% of Rose Lodge’s land. Who manages Rose Lodge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siuslaw National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2,028 | Open |
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 53 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 14.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 15.3 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 73 °F). 15.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Rose Lodge →
The longest trail networks: Siuslaw National Forest, 6.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
33% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Siuslaw National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
72,501 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rose Lodge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,276 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 44% 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rose Lodge neighbors.
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 →