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Outdoors in Jackson Township

8% of Jackson Township’s land is conserved: 1,793 acres

The biggest trail networks: Tam O'Shanter Park (4.1 mi), Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve (2.2 mi), Jackson North Park (1.7 mi). 950 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #359 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Conserved land
8%
1,793 acres · of 36.4 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
950 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
3.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
14
2 beaches
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 63% of U.S. towns, #359 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jackson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (950 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home46% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 64%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Tam O'Shanter Park, with 4.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Tam O'Shanter Park

Managed by Stark Parks
175 acres4.1 mi of trail
West LoopNorth Loop
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve

Park
166 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Jackson North Park

Park
63 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Jackson South Park

Park
49 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Fisher Park

Park
23 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Tam O'Shanter Park175 acres · 4.1 mi of trail · Stark Parks
Directions
Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve166 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
Directions
Jackson North Park63 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Directions
Jackson South Park49 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Directions
Fisher Park23 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Directions
Kirk Schuring Park53 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Kent Stark State Park13 acres
Directions
Stuhldreher Street Fields10 acres
Directions
Who protects it

1,793 conserved acres

8% of Jackson Township’s land. Who manages Jackson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners992 ac
Town or city744 ac
County34 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits23 ac
Private Park · 954 acLocal Park · 513 acState Conservation Area · 301 acConservation Easement · 23 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 23 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tam O'Shanter Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners276Open
Jackson Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
Town or city265Open
Brookside Country Club
Private Park
Private owners225Open
Glenmoor Country Club
Private Park
Private owners192Open
Canal Corridor
Local Park
Town or city181Restricted
Shady Hollow Country Club
Private Park
Private owners158Open
South Park
Local Park
Town or city119Open
Rolling Green Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners102Open
North Park
Local Park
Town or city72Open
Great Trail Girl Scout Camp
State Conservation Area
Private owners36Closed

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

19 places to go in Jackson Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Jackson Township
Play Area
Directions

Plus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map.

Trails & water

3 named trails and 14 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.0 miHorses · 1.0 miUnpaved · 2.5 mi
West Loop1.3 mi
Olde Muskingum Trail1.0 mi
North Loop0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Crystal LakesreservoirIgl PondreservoirJackson Township North Park PondKent State Stark PondpondLake CablelakeLake O'SpringsreservoirLake SlaglelakeNobles PondpondPin Oak LakeTam O'Shanter Park PondpondTimken LakeWillowdale LakelakeTuscarawas RiverWest Branch Nimishillen Creek
Biking & sports

3.4 miles of bike routes

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

3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Olde Muskingum TrailBike route
1 mi
Courts & fields
32Baseball
23Tennis
21Soccer
10Basketball
4Football
4Multi-sport
2Beach volleyball
1Pickleball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Charles E. Firestone HouseBuilding · listed 2011
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Jackson Township: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)353848617280838275635039
Rain (in)2.72.33.13.73.94.64.33.63.43.22.82.8

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 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.

Green20 miMassillon18 miJackson Township15 miPlain Township11 miCanton10 miLawrence Township9.0 miNorth Canton7.0 miPerry Township6.8 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Jackson Township8%0.42246%B
Massillon9%0.91285%A−
Canton6%0.41397%B+
Plain Township5%0.4968%B
Perry Township6%0.33279%B+
Green7%0.67251%A−
North Canton11%1.11587%A−
Lawrence Township6%0.34248%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

Where can I hike in Jackson Township?

The longest trail networks: Tam O'Shanter Park, 4.1 miles; Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve, 2.2 miles; Jackson North Park, 1.7 miles; Jackson South Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Jackson Township is conserved land?

8% 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?

OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Tam O'Shanter Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Jackson Township?

3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of off-road paths. Named routes: Olde Muskingum Trail.

Is there public land near Jackson Township?

12,885 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jackson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 950 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Jackson Township have?

Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #359 of 993 in Ohio. 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 →