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Outdoors in Jefferson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jefferson Township

2 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Jefferson Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
4.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
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

2 conserved acres

under 1% of Jefferson Township’s land. Who manages Jefferson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded2 ac
State Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Winston Radio Facility
State Recreation Area
Not recorded2Open
When to get out

April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)354153647483878678665139
Rain (in)1.11.52.53.85.55.34.64.13.93.22.21.6

January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jefferson Township →

Next door

Jefferson Township and its neighbors

Jefferson Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Jefferson Township16 miMarion Township12 miLiberty Township7.8 miDallas Township3.1 miAdams Township1.7 miLake Viking1.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Jefferson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marion Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Liberty Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dallas Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Adams Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake Viking— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Jefferson Township

Is there public land near Jefferson Township?

307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jefferson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jefferson Township 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 →