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Little Creek Park
Park
15 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Jackson
Jackson, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Jackson is conserved land, roughly 455 acres. There are about 4.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Little Creek Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jackson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Jackson outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
455 of 14,513 acres
Trails
4.5 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
51 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
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
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Little Creek Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
- Hanover Trolley Trail3.1 mi
- under construction0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
455 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 438 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball7
- Tennis5
- Football4
- Basketball4
- Pickleball3
- Field hockey1
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.
Agricultural Easement 616 acForest Stewardship Easement 611 acConservation Easement 528 acLocal Park 17 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Creek ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Stone Ledge Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Old Trolley StationRuins
Hershey CemeteryCemetery
Spring Grove CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Jackson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 3.1% | 4.5 mi | 1 |
| North Codorus | 19% | 2.9 mi | 4 |
| Spring Grove | 2.5% | 0.8 mi | 1 |
| Heidelberg | 10.2% | 2.2 mi | 1 |
| Dover | 10.3% | 0.2 mi | 4 |
| West Manchester | 0.9% | 1.4 mi | 5 |
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 20-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.