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Outdoors in Jamestown

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jamestown

31% of Jamestown’s land is conserved, about 108 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Jamestown, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
31%
108 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

108 conserved acres

31% of Jamestown’s land. Who manages Jamestown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service106 ac
County2 ac
National Forest · 106 acUnknown Easement · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Roosevelt National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service106Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
FS 208.1A0.2 mi
FS 208.10.1 mi
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Jamestown Mercantile BuildingBuilding · listed 1989
About it
Jamestown Town HallBuilding · listed 2003
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Jamestown: June to 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)393946526173787669574639
Rain (in)0.60.81.52.62.82.02.42.21.71.20.80.5

December is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 2.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Jamestown →

Questions about parks and trails in Jamestown

Is there public land near Jamestown?

86,972 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jamestown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jamestown 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 →