Gunning Preserve
Managed by Appalachia Ohio Alliance
274 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Jackson Township
Jackson Township has 125 acres of parks, 152 for every 1,000 residents
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Jackson Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Jackson Township’s land is conserved, about 356 acres.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
356 acres · of 42.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
125 ac
152 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Jackson Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jackson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jackson Township is ahead of 31% 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 Jackson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land152 acres of park per 1,000 residents (125 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lamb Preserve
Managed by Appalachia Ohio Alliance
66 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jackson Township Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
356 conserved acres
1% of Jackson Township’s land. Who manages Jackson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources244 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)113 ac
State Conservation Area · 240 acConservation Easement · 113 acState Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 113 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trump Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 128 | Restricted |
| Wildlife Production Area 4 State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 111 | Open |
| Elmon Richards Scioto River State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Equestrian
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 Jackson 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) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jackson Township →
Next door
Jackson Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Harrison Township12 miMonroe Township11 miWalnut Township5.6 miScioto Township5.0 miWayne Township4.7 miJackson Township2.2 miCircleville Township1.7 miMuhlenberg Township0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | 1% | 0.1 | 152 | 4% | C |
| Circleville Township | 2% | 0.2 | 67 | 72% | B |
| Walnut Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Harrison Township | 5% | 0.4 | 4 | 59% | B− |
| Wayne Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Muhlenberg Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Scioto Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 51% | C− |
| Monroe Township | 9% | 0.3 | 101 | 8% | 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
How much of Jackson Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Jackson Township’s trails?
Gunning Preserve and Lamb Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jackson Township?
11,132 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jackson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 125 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jackson Township have?
Ahead of 31% 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 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 →