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Outdoors in Jordan

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Jordan

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Jordan’s land is conserved, about 5 acres. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 52 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
5 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
52 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

123
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Panwitz Park

Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Willems Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Kariotis Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

2% of Jordan’s land. Who manages Jordan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government5Unknown
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Jordan: May, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)303446576777878674594433
Rain (in)0.40.40.51.22.32.71.61.31.11.10.50.4

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jordan →

Questions about parks and trails in Jordan

Are dogs allowed on Jordan’s trails?

Panwitz Park and Willems Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Jordan?

26,629 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jordan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jordan 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 →