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Outdoors in Jefferson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jefferson Township

22% of Jefferson Township’s land is conserved, about 5,109 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 64 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Jefferson Township.

Conserved land
22%
5,109 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
64 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

5,109 conserved acres

22% of Jefferson Township’s land. Who manages Jefferson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,470 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)691 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits198 ac
State fish & wildlife12 ac
Resource Management Area · 4,214 acConservation Easement · 3,948 acPrivate Conservation · 198 acState Recreation Area · 12 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,791 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 26 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Moody County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,214Restricted
Sioux Prairie Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits198Unknown
Olson Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife12Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
driveway0.1 mi
When to get out

The walking year in Jefferson Township

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)232841566878828073584128
Rain (in)0.60.81.42.73.74.33.63.43.02.11.10.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jefferson Township →

Next door

Jefferson Township and its neighbors

Jefferson Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Fremont Township2.2 miJefferson Township1.3 miRutland Township1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Jefferson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fremont Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rutland 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 Jefferson Township

Is there public land near Jefferson Township?

136 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jefferson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jefferson 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 →