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Jerome Avenue, Jerome, ArizonaPhoto: Seasider53 · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Jerome

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jerome

1 acre is park or preserve, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Jerome, 1.5 per square mile of land. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

1% of Jerome’s land. Who manages Jerome’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks2 ac
U.S. Forest Service1 ac
State Park · 2 acNational Forest · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Jerome State Historic Park
State Park
State parks2Restricted
Prescott National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Jerome

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Jerome

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
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Jerome Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 1966
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Jerome: April and May

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)10.110.911.913.014.014.514.313.412.311.210.39.8
High (°F)525662697788918883736152
Rain (in)1.71.81.60.60.60.32.23.21.71.21.01.6

June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 3.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jerome →

Questions about parks and trails in Jerome

Is there public land near Jerome?

129,812 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jerome or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jerome 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 →