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Jackson-Washington State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
3,863 acres22.9 mi of trail
Cedar Tree Loop (Blue)Trail #10Trail #2Trail #6 Sawmill HollowHorse Trail Y (Boot Loop_
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Brownstown
Brownstown, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Brownstown is conserved land, roughly 4,298 acres. There are about 29 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Jackson-Washington State Forest (22.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Brownstown, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Brownstown outdoors
Conserved land
11%
4,298 of 40,513 acres
Trails
29 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 23 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
755 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.7 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Jackson County Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Fishing spots in Brownstown
Brownstown Public Fishing Area
Trails
Named trails
Horses 9.7 miUnpaved 7.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 16 trails
- Cedar Tree Loop (Blue)3.0 mi
- Trail #102.6 mi
- Trail #22.4 mi
- Trail #6 Sawmill Hollow1.8 mi
- Horse Trail Y (Boot Loop_1.7 mi
- Trail #7 Firetower Trail1.5 mi
- Horse Trail R (Gobblers Loop)1.4 mi
- Horse Trail W (White Pine Loop)1.2 mi
- Trail 11.1 mi
- Orchard Ridge Loop (Green)0.9 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,298 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 161 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Tennis5
- Basketball3
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Brownstown
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 4,107 acConservation Easement 161 acState Recreation Area 16 acLocal Park 14 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Washington State ForestState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 4,107 | Open |
| Brownstown Public Access Site/Public Fishing AreaState Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 16 | Open |
| Brownstown Public ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Jackson County ParkLocal Park | County | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Shieldstown Covered BridgeHistoric site
Burrell CemeteryCemetery
Durland CemeteryCemetery
Miller CemeteryCemetery
Robertson CemeteryCemetery
Saint Pauls CemeteryCemetery
Saint Pauls CemeteryCemetery
Smallwood CemeteryCemetery
Wayman CemeteryCemetery
Weathers CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Brownstown and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstown | 10.6% | 29.1 mi | 2 |
| Hamilton | 0.2% | 4.4 mi | 0 |
| Driftwood | 14.7% | 15.1 mi | 2 |
| Owen | 0.8% | 0.3 mi | 1 |
| Washington | 2% | 0.5 mi | 1 |
| Jackson | 20.3% | 7.8 mi | 8 |
| Grassy Fork | 10.3% | 2.3 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Brownstown's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 30.7-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.