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Outdoors in Jackson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jackson Township

4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Jackson Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
180 acres · of 37.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

180 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.

U.S. Forest Service180 ac
National Forest · 180 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wayne National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service180Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.2 mi
Buckeye Trail3.2 mi
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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)384353657481848377665443
Rain (in)3.22.93.84.14.54.34.53.43.33.13.03.3

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, 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
Richland Township1%under 0.11443%C−
Benton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eagle Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Salt Creek Township7%0.21,53219%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?

59,127 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jackson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 181 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 →