Richard M. Nixon County Park
Nature preserve
18 acres0.8 mi of trail
Old FieldHollow Creek Greenway TrailWetland TrailDragonfly Loop+1
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Jacobus
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Jacobus
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Jacobus, 2.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Richard M. Nixon County Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
30 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Jacobus?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jacobus have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jacobus is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jacobus’ overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 90%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jacobus’ 5% is ahead of 35% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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
The longest trail network is Richard M. Nixon County Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
William H. Kain County Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Boathouse Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
5% of Jacobus’ land. Who manages Jacobus’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government30 ac
Local Park · 23 acLocal Recreation Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Nixon Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Jacobus Borough Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Jacobus Nature Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| William H. Kain Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Jacobus
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jacobus
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
6 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.8 mi
Old Field0.2 mi
Hollow Creek Greenway Trail0.2 mi
Wetland Trail0.1 mi
Dragonfly Loop0.1 mi
Saralee's Path0.1 mi
Boathouse Trail0.1 mi
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
2Tennis
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jacobus: April to June and August
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Jacobus →
Questions about parks and trails in Jacobus
Where can I hike in Jacobus?
The longest trail networks: Richard M. Nixon County Park, 0.8 miles; Jacobus Community Park, 0.2 miles; Jacobus Nature Park, 0.2 miles; William H. Kain County Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jacobus is conserved land?
5% 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 Jacobus’ trails?
Richard M. Nixon County Park and Jacobus Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jacobus?
6,179 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jacobus or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jacobus have?
Ahead of 90% 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 Jacobus 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 →