Myerstown Frisbee Golf Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JoeRed · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Jackson Township
11% of Jackson Township’s land is conserved: 1,757 acres
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Jackson Township. 170 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #824 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,757 acres · of 24.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
170 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
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 43% of U.S. towns, #824 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jackson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (170 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home34% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 21%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jackson Township’s 11% is ahead of 61% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Jackson Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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.
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.
Who protects it
1,757 conserved acres
11% of Jackson Township’s land. Who manages Jackson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County5,383 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)485 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government168 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits98 ac
Town or city28 ac
Not recorded44 ac
Agricultural Easement · 5,799 acLocal Park · 132 acConservation Easement · 98 acUnknown Easement · 70 acLocal Recreation Area · 64 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,544 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 109 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 52 | Open |
| Stracks Dam Private Conservation | Not recorded | 44 | Closed |
| Jackson Recreational Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 35 | Open |
| Fairlane Avenue Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 28 | Open |
| Fairlane Avenue Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Friedens Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 25 | Open |
| Lakeside Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 24 | Open |
| Jackson Meadows Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Grumbine Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Jackson Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jackson Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Baseball
3Basketball
2Pickleball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Tulpehocken Manor PlantationBuilding · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Jackson Township: April and May
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Jackson Township →
Next door
Jackson Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bethel Township11 miHeidelberg Township4.6 miNorth Lebanon Township2.0 miMillcreek Township0.9 miJackson Township0.4 miTulpehocken Township0.3 miRichland0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 18 | 34% | C+ |
| North Lebanon Township | 18% | 0.1 | 36 | 66% | B+ |
| Richland | 14% | under 0.1 | 14 | 99%+ | B |
| Millcreek Township | 19% | under 0.1 | 63 | 58% | B |
| Tulpehocken Township | 37% | under 0.1 | 2 | 25% | C |
| Heidelberg Township | 16% | 0.2 | 12 | 27% | B− |
| Bethel Township | 27% | 0.3 | 64 | 22% | 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?
11% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania 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?
Myerstown Frisbee Golf Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jackson Township?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Jackson Township?
35,536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jackson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 170 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jackson Township have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #824 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 →