State Game Lands Number 130
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Jackson Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Jackson Township
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Jackson Township. 1% of Jackson Township’s land is conserved, about 115 acres.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
115 acres · of 17.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
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 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jackson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home2% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 7%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jackson Township’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% 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 still be D. 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.
Who protects it
115 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.
Land trusts & nonprofits313 ac
County141 ac
State fish & wildlife74 ac
Conservation Easement · 310 acAgricultural Easement · 141 acState Resource Management Area · 74 acForest Stewardship Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 130 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 74 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Jackson Township: April, May, 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Jackson Township →
Next door
Jackson Township and its neighbors
Jackson Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Worth Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Coolspring Township | 7% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | D |
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 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?
State Game Lands Number 130 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jackson Township?
17,848 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jackson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jackson Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 →