Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
207 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township has 145 acres of parks, 113 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area (0.7 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Jefferson Township.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
409 acres · of 28.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
145 ac
113 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Jefferson Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jefferson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jefferson Township is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jefferson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land113 acres of park per 1,000 residents (145 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home2% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Jefferson Township’s 2% is ahead of 59% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stout Memorial Woodland
Managed by Red-tail Land Conservancy
40 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
409 conserved acres
2% of Jefferson Township’s land. Who manages Jefferson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife214 ac
County137 ac
Other state land40 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service10 ac
State natural resources8 ac
State Conservation Area · 214 acLocal Recreation Area · 137 acConservation Easement · 50 acState Recreation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 50 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province Pond Wildlife Conservation Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 214 | Restricted |
| Tri County Golf Club Lot Local Recreation Area | County | 137 | Open |
| Honey Creek Trail State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 8 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Jefferson Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jefferson Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Jefferson Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Jefferson Township
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jefferson Township →
Next door
Jefferson Township and its neighbors
Jefferson Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 113 | 2% | C |
| Prairie Township | 7% | 0.1 | 212 | 10% | B− |
| Fall Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 52% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jefferson Township
Where can I hike in Jefferson Township?
The longest trail networks: Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area, 0.7 miles; Stout Memorial Woodland, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jefferson Township is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Jefferson Township’s trails?
Province Pond Wetland Conservation Area and Stout Memorial Woodland don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jefferson Township?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Jefferson Township?
7,255 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jefferson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 145 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jefferson Township have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jefferson Township neighbors.
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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 →