Rocky Creek Conservation Area
Managed by Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District
63 acres1.4 mi of trail
Inner Loop TrailOuter Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Stansberry Lake
Stansberry Lake has 90 acres of parks, 50 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Rocky Creek Conservation Area (1.4 mi). 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Stansberry Lake, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
94 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
90 ac
50 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Stansberry Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stansberry Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stansberry Lake is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stansberry Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land50 acres of park per 1,000 residents (90 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−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 87%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Rocky Creek Conservation Area, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
94 conserved acres
7% of Stansberry Lake’s land. Who manages Stansberry Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency61 ac
Town or city33 ac
County18 ac
Local Conservation Area · 61 acLocal Other or Unknown · 51 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Creek Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 61 | Open |
| Loth152 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Loth223 Local Other or Unknown | County | 18 | Unknown |
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 miUnpaved · 1.4 mi
Inner Loop Trail0.6 mi
Outer Loop Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Stansberry Lake: May to 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) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 8.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 8.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Stansberry Lake →
Next door
Stansberry Lake and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stansberry Lake | 7% | 0.7 | 50 | 92% | A |
| Key Center | 8% | 0.6 | 206 | 50% | A− |
| Wauna | 12% | 1.5 | 96 | 54% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stansberry Lake
Where can I hike in Stansberry Lake?
The longest trail networks: Rocky Creek Conservation Area, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stansberry Lake is conserved land?
7% 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 Stansberry Lake’s trails?
Rocky Creek Conservation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stansberry Lake?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Stansberry Lake?
22,067 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stansberry Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stansberry Lake have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Stansberry Lake 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 →