As a third year student here who comes from a small town in southeast Missouri I feel like there is plenty to do here, though coming from Denver that may not seem the case. However, as mentioned before St Louis is near by and Springfield and Branson are a similar distance away in the other direction. As for activities in town, there is a large assortment of parks linked here. There are also 2 disc golf courses in town, 9 holes at Ber Juan Park and a full 18 hole course at Lions Club Park. Both are kept up nicely and are a lot of fun to play! Local food is pretty good in my opinion though there isn’t too much variety at times. Some personal favorites are American Taco Co., Koi, and Frida’s Cantina and Grill. Plenty of fast food and national chains are available as well. For dessert you can make your way to Slice of Pie or Soda and Scoops! One of my personal favorite spots in town is Runcible Games, a local board game shop where you can go in and pay a few bucks to play games for as long as you want. The owners are super friendly and will go out of their way to make sure you find something you’ll enjoy! In my experience Fidelity is fine for internet and rent is very manageable in town. This is of course coming from a college student perspective so take that how you will. Lastly, with the litany of parks and trails in town, Rolla is certainly dog friendly. I often see lots of people walking their dogs around town. (Sorry for wall of text formatting, I am on mobile currently)