Few parks or trails are on the map in Jimmerson Lake
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Jimmerson Lake’s land is conserved, about 72 acres.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Jimmerson Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jimmerson Lake is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Jimmerson Lake’s 6% is ahead of 85% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
Water is 24% of Jimmerson Lake’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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72 conserved acres
6% of Jimmerson Lake’s land. Water is left out: Jimmerson Lake has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Jimmerson Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmerson Lake (Nevada Mills) Wetland Conservation State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 72 | Restricted |
1 places to go in Jimmerson Lake
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The best walking months in Jimmerson Lake: April, August and 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Jimmerson Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Jimmerson Lake
How much of Jimmerson Lake is conserved land?
6% 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.
Is there public land near Jimmerson Lake?
4,553 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jimmerson Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jimmerson Lake have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Jimmerson Lake neighbors.
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 →