Jefferson County Recreation Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Monticello
Monticello has 8 acres of parks, 2.9 for every 1,000 residents
71% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Monticello, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #518 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Monticello?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Monticello have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monticello is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #518 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Monticello’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home71% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 19%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Monticello. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jordan Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Wirick-Simmons HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itPerkins Opera HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itMonticello Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1977
About itPalmer HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itPalmer-Perkins HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itDenham-Lacy HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itMonticello High SchoolBuilding · listed 1999
About itJefferson County JailBuilding · listed 2014
About itOld Howard AcademyBuilding · listed 2021
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Monticello
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Monticello →
Questions about parks and trails in Monticello
How much of Monticello is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Monticello’s trails?
Jefferson County Recreation Park and Jordan Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Monticello?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Monticello?
563 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monticello or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Monticello have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #518 of 638 in Florida. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Monticello 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 →