Outdoors · Jackson

Jackson, IN parks, trails & bike paths

There are about 6.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Tritown Park (0.5 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jackson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Jackson outdoors

Conserved land
0.3%
115 of 35,758 acres
Trails
6.3 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
10 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 8.5 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

123
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.
1

Tritown Park

Park
39 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

The Rookery Preserve

Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3

Red Bridge Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Jackson
Unnamed playground in Tritown Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Tritown Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Tritown Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Tritown Park
Directions
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Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

115 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint
51 ac
Town or city
34 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
30 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 81 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. 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 paths8.5 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Baseball13
  • Tennis11
  • Basketball5
  • Football2

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Jackson

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 81 acLocal Park 34 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Tri - Town Community ParkLocal ParkTown or city19Open
Red Bridge ParkLocal ParkTown or city7Open
Orange ParkLocal ParkTown or city6Open
Atlanta Town ParkLocal ParkTown or city2Open
Indianapolis Boys Club CampLocal ParkTown or city1Open
History

Historic places to visit

Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Roads HotelBuilding
Albright CemeteryCemetery
Brethren CemeteryCemetery
Cicero CemeteryCemetery
Dunn CemeteryCemetery
Emmanuel Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Hinkle CemeteryCemetery
Hurley CemeteryCemetery
Morley CemeteryCemetery
Mount Pleasant CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Jackson and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Jackson0.3%6.3 mi3
White River1.4%13.1 mi6
Sheridan0.1%0.0 mi2
Noblesville4.9%30.7 mi10
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Jackson'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 24.3-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.

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