Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Rowlesburg

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Rowlesburg stationPhoto: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Rowlesburg

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rowlesburg

1% of Rowlesburg’s land is conserved, about 9 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
9 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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 Rowlesburg Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Rowlesburg Park

Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

1% of Rowlesburg’s land. Water is left out: Rowlesburg has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rowlesburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city9 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Rowlesburg Community Park
Local Park
Not recorded17Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Rowlesburg

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Rowlesburg

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Downtown Rowlesburg Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Rowlesburg: April and August

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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)384250637178818075645242
Rain (in)4.03.54.44.45.25.15.34.33.93.63.44.1

November is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Rowlesburg →

Questions about parks and trails in Rowlesburg

Where can I hike in Rowlesburg?

The longest trail networks: Rowlesburg Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Rowlesburg’s trails?

Rowlesburg Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Rowlesburg?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rowlesburg neighbors.

Town Square →
Share a tip
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 →