Dorris Wiggington City Park
Park
50 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Dorris Wigginton Park, North Parking
Griffeth-Pendley House · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Jasper
Jasper has 5.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Dorris Wiggington City Park (2.1 mi). 84 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #92 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
26 acres · of 8.6 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
84 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Jasper?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jasper have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jasper is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #92 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jasper’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (84 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 65%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Jasper’s under 1% is ahead of 14% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 79% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dorris Wiggington City Park, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eagle Park
Managed by Jasper United Methodist Church
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
under 1% of Jasper’s land. Who manages Jasper’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city18 ac
County6 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Park · 18 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acAgricultural Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper City Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Jasper Elemaentary Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Jasper
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jasper
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Tennis
4Pickleball
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jasper: April to June and August
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jasper →
Questions about parks and trails in Jasper
Where can I hike in Jasper?
The longest trail networks: Dorris Wiggington City Park, 2.1 miles; Lee Newton Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jasper is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Jasper’s trails?
Dorris Wiggington City Park and Jasper City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jasper?
19,403 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jasper or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 84 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jasper have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #92 of 264 in Georgia. 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 Jasper 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 →