Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Nature preserve
1,391 acres20.9 mi of trail
Gene's TrailWaterfallNature PreserveBlueberry Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Jared Kofsky/PlaceNJ.com · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Jessup
Jessup has 31 miles of mapped trails, 4.5 for every square mile of land
34% of Jessup’s land is conserved, about 1,456 acres. Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain (20.9 mi), Pinchot State Forest (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns · #90 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
34%
1,456 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
31 mi
4.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Jessup?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jessup have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jessup is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns, #90 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jessup’s overall grade.
Conserved land34% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails4.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (31 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks 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 93%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 91%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jessup’s 34% is ahead of 93% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% 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 Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain, with 20.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
28 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Jessup Memorial Stadium
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain1,391 acres · 20.9 mi of trail
DirectionsPinchot State Forest28 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
DirectionsJessup Memorial Stadium6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsJessup Youth Sports Complex9 acres
DirectionsSarah Bratty Park1 acres
Kids Korner1 acres
Station Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,456 conserved acres
34% of Jessup’s land. Who manages Jessup’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,392 ac
State natural resources37 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government24 ac
Town or city21 ac
State fish & wildlife4 ac
Not recorded1,428 ac
Private Conservation · 2,784 acState Resource Management Area · 77 acLocal Recreation Area · 23 acLocal Park · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moosic Mtn Barrens - Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2,784 | Unknown |
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 45 | Open |
| Moosic Mountain Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 28 | Open |
| Pioneer Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Jessup Youth Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Woodan Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| State Game Land 300 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Open |
| Station Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Jessup
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jessup
Kids Korner Wooden ParkIn Kids Korner
DirectionsTrails & water
17 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 17.8 miUnpaved · 18.8 mi
Gene's Trail2.9 mi
Waterfall2.5 mi
Nature Preserve2.4 mi
Blueberry Trail1.8 mi
Power Line Trail1.3 mi
After Five1.2 mi
Stonehenge1.1 mi
Bruised Ego1.0 mi
Conglomerate0.8 mi
White Birches Trail0.5 mi
7 more trails
The View
0.5 miHigh Voltage
0.4 miAfter 5
0.4 miRock Angel Quad Trail
0.3 miTupelo Honey
0.1 miEugene Loop
0.1 miPink Floyd Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jessup: May and July to 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 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Jessup →
Next door
Jessup and its neighbors
Jessup has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup | 34% | 4.5 | 6 | 99%+ | A |
| Blakely | 1% | 3.6 | 3 | 80% | B− |
| Archbald | 17% | 3.1 | 56 | 84% | A+ |
| Olyphant | 2% | 3.3 | 9 | 99% | A− |
| Jefferson Township | 34% | 0.7 | 25 | 19% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jessup
Where can I hike in Jessup?
The longest trail networks: Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain, 20.9 miles; Pinchot State Forest, 0.5 miles; Jessup Memorial Stadium, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jessup is conserved land?
34% 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 Jessup’s trails?
Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain and Pinchot State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jessup?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Jessup?
25,277 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jessup or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jessup have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #90 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 Jessup 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 →