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St. Peter's Catholic ChurchSt. Peter's Catholic Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
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Outdoors in Jefferson

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jefferson

1% of Jefferson’s land is conserved, about 4 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
4 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
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.

1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Jefferson Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

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

Town or city4 ac
Local Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city4Open
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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
St. Peter's Catholic ChurchDistrict · listed 1989
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Jefferson: April and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293448617282868377634733
Rain (in)0.60.81.53.03.94.53.33.52.92.31.30.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jefferson →

Questions about parks and trails in Jefferson

Are dogs allowed on Jefferson’s trails?

Jefferson Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Jefferson?

8,605 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jefferson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jefferson 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 →