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Outdoors in Jackson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jackson Township

31% of Jackson Township’s land is conserved, about 3,885 acres. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Jackson Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
31%
3,885 acres · of 19.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

3,885 conserved acres

31% of Jackson Township’s land. Who manages Jackson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service3,885 ac
National Forest · 3,885 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wayne National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service3,885Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Township Road 5371.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Jackson Township: April and August

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)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)394352657481848378665443
Rain (in)3.73.03.94.04.54.84.83.93.63.13.03.7

November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jackson Township →

Next door

Jackson Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Jackson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Perry Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grandview Township43%0.8623%B

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

Questions about parks and trails in Jackson Township

Is there public land near Jackson Township?

44,136 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jackson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,907 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jackson 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 →