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Jakin City HallPhoto: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Jakin

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jakin

24% of Jakin’s land is conserved, about 199 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Jakin, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
199 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

199 conserved acres

24% of Jakin’s land. Who manages Jakin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits200 ac
Conservation Easement · 200 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 199 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Jane Donalson Harrell HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
Bank of JakinBuilding · listed 2003
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Jakin

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)10.311.011.912.913.714.214.013.312.311.410.510.1
High (°F)626673798691929188807163
Rain (in)4.94.85.14.13.15.35.85.34.72.73.34.8

October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jakin →

Questions about parks and trails in Jakin

Is there public land near Jakin?

1,793 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jakin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jakin 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 →