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North Wheeler Recreation Area
Park
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Jackson
Jackson, SD parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Jackson is conserved land, roughly 7,669 acres. There are about 5.6 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jackson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Jackson outdoors
Conserved land
18%
7,669 of 43,556 acres
Trails
5.6 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
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.
Boat launches in Jackson
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch in North Wheeler Recreation Area
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
7,669 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 559 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
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Jackson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Recreation Management Area 5,936 acState Conservation Area 679 acState Recreation Area 659 acConservation Easement 620 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Case Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 5,936 | Open |
| Pease Creek Recreation AreaState Recreation Area | State parks | 597 | Open |
| White Swan Game Production AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 347 | Restricted |
| North Wheeler Game Production AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 333 | Restricted |
| North Wheeler Recreation AreaState Recreation Area | State parks | 62 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Pleasant Lawn CemeteryCemetery
Saint Anns CemeteryCemetery
Saint Anns CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Jackson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 17.6% | 5.6 mi | 1 |
| Signal | 18.8% | 2.1 mi | 1 |
| Goose Lake | 7% | 29.8 mi | 0 |
| Star Valley | 15.3% | 3.3 mi | 1 |
| White Swan | 16.2% | 12.8 mi | 3 |
| Rhoda | 10.4% | 12.9 mi | 0 |
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 31.1-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.