Schooler Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rock Island Railroad Bridge · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rock Island
Rock Island has 2 acres of parks, 1.6 for every 1,000 residents
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Rock Island, 1.7 per square mile of land. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Rock Island’s land is conserved, about 32 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
32 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Rock Island?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rock Island have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rock Island is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rock Island’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Water is 19% of Rock Island’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
4% of Rock Island’s land. Water is left out: Rock Island has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rock Island’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County30 ac
Town or city2 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 30 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth189 Local Other or Unknown | County | 21 | Unknown |
| Loth200 Local Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Unknown |
| Schooler Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rock Island
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rock Island
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Rock Island Railroad BridgeStructure · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Rock Island: April to June and September
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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 88 | 87 | 78 | 63 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 1.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rock Island →
Questions about parks and trails in Rock Island
How much of Rock Island is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Washington town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Rock Island’s trails?
Schooler Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rock Island?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rock Island?
33,375 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rock Island or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rock Island have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Island 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 →