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Outdoors in Roswell Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Roswell Township

42% of Roswell Township’s land is conserved, about 9,619 acres. 319 acres are parks and preserves, 9,963 per 1,000 residents. 6.4 miles of mapped trail cross Roswell Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
42%
9,619 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
319 ac
9,963 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

9,619 conserved acres

42% of Roswell Township’s land. Who manages Roswell Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,148 ac
State fish & wildlife960 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)381 ac
Conservation Easement · 11,214 acResource Management Area · 1,315 acState Conservation Area · 633 acState Recreation Area · 327 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,001 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miner County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,315Restricted
Burke
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife633Restricted
Twin Lakes
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife327Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The walking year in Roswell Township

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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)263143587080858275604430
Rain (in)0.50.71.22.63.63.93.23.02.82.10.90.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Roswell Township →

Next door

Roswell Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Roswell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rock Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Green Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Howard Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clinton 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 Roswell Township

Is there public land near Roswell Township?

911 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roswell Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 319 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Roswell 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 →