Few parks or trails are on the map in Santa Rosa
5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Santa Rosa’s land is conserved, about 5 acres. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Santa Rosa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Santa Rosa is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Santa Rosa’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
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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5 conserved acres
1% of Santa Rosa’s land. Who manages Santa Rosa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Community Park Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Santa Rosa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 walking year in Santa Rosa
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) | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 92 | 87 | 79 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Santa Rosa →
Questions about parks and trails in Santa Rosa
How much of Santa Rosa is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Santa Rosa?
791 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Santa Rosa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Santa Rosa have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Santa Rosa 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 →