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Rock River, WyomingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0
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Outdoors in Rock River

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rock River

1% of Rock River’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 5.5 miles of mapped trail cross Rock River, 2.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
20 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.5 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

20 conserved acres

1% of Rock River’s land. Who manages Rock River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board20 ac
State Resource Management Area · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands 1111128936
State Resource Management Area
State land board12Open
State Lands 1111128937
State Resource Management Area
State land board4Open
State Lands 1111128450
State Resource Management Area
State land board4Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Old State Highway 130.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Rock Creek
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
First National Bank of Rock RiverBuilding · listed 1988
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Rock River: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)333545536375828071574333
Rain (in)0.50.70.91.52.01.41.20.91.11.10.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 2.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rock River →

Questions about parks and trails in Rock River

Is there public land near Rock River?

57,787 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rock River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rock River neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →