State Game Lands Number 28
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,029 acres2.6 mi of trail
Horse Trail 21Horse Trail 19Horse Trail 17
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Jenks Township
More than half of Jenks Township’s land is conserved: 70%
70% of Jenks Township’s land is conserved, about 37,633 acres. 101 miles of mapped trail cross Jenks Township, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 28 (2.6 mi).
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #677 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
70%
37,633 acres · of 84.4 sq mi of land
Trails
101 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
13 mi
13 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
12
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Jenks Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jenks Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jenks Township is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #677 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jenks Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land70% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (101 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home6% 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 56%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 35%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jenks Township’s 70% is ahead of 100% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 State Game Lands Number 28, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 24
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
106 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
MACA Park
Managed by Marienville Area Civic Association
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
37,633 conserved acres
70% of Jenks Township’s land. Who manages Jenks Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service36,413 ac
State fish & wildlife1,142 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits95 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
Not recorded95 ac
National Forest · 36,413 acState Resource Management Area · 1,142 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 95 acPrivate Conservation · 95 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 36,413 | Open |
| State Game Land 028 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,037 | Open |
| Knox & Kane Railroad Corridor Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 190 | Open |
| State Game Land 024 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 106 | Open |
| MACA Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Jenks Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Jenks Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Jenks Township
3 peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Jenks Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Jenks Township
Beaver Meadows Recreational Area Campground
DirectionsForest Ridge Cabins and CampgroundsFee
DirectionsKelly Pines Equestrian CampgroundFee · USDA Forest Service
DirectionsLittle Salmon Creek Campsite
DirectionsLoleta Bear Claw CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 8.9 miHorses · 25.9 miUnpaved · 34.6 mi
North Country Trail7.2 mi
ANF Snowmobile Loop (Trail 1)3.8 mi
Forest Road 2263.3 mi
Horse Trail 132.8 mi
Horse Trail 052.8 mi
Songbird Sojourner Interpretive Trail2.2 mi
Horse Trail 192.1 mi
Horse Trail 171.8 mi
Horse Trail 021.6 mi
Horse Trail 091.6 mi
15 more trails
Forest Service Road 157
1.5 miForest Road 378
1.5 miHorse Trail 15
1.4 miSalmon Creek Loop Trail
1.3 miHorse Trail 12
1.3 miPenoke Path
1.3 miHorse Trail 07
1.2 miHorse Trail 20
1.1 miHorse Trail 08
1.0 miForest Road 521
1.0 miSnowmobile Connector 12
1.0 mideer enclosure 182
0.9 miBeaver Meadows Loop Trail
0.9 miForest Service Road 376
0.9 miFR403A
0.9 miBiking & sports
13 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
13 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jenks Township: 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jenks Township →
Next door
Jenks Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Highland Township271 miHowe Township195 miJenks Township101 miKingsley Township71 miGreen Township30 miBarnett Township16 miMillstone Township11 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenks Township | 70% | 1.2 | 3 | 6% | B |
| Millstone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Howe Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kingsley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Highland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Green Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Barnett Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jenks Township
Where can I hike in Jenks Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 28, 2.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jenks Township is conserved land?
70% 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 Jenks Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 28 and State Game Lands Number 24 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jenks Township?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 13 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Jenks Township?
300,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jenks Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37,823 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jenks Township have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #677 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 Jenks 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 →