Jacob Conser House · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Jefferson
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Jefferson, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #135 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Jefferson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Jefferson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jefferson is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #135 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Jefferson: April to September
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 7.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Jefferson →
Questions about parks and trails in Jefferson
How much of Jefferson is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Jefferson?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Jefferson?
3,649 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jefferson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jefferson have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #135 of 142 in Oregon. 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 Jefferson neighbors.
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 →