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Jefferson Parks and Recreation Department
Park
27 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Jefferson
Jefferson, GA parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.7% of Jefferson is conserved land, roughly 551 acres. There are about 4.7 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jefferson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Jefferson outdoors
Conserved land
3.7%
551 of 14,908 acres
Trails
4.7 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
37 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Jefferson
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Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
551 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 369 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis17
- Baseball9
- Soccer9
- Softball4
- Football2
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Jefferson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 275 acLocal Recreation Area 110 acConservation Easement 96 acLocal Conservation Area 68 acLocal Park 36 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Jefferson LakeLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 68 | Open |
| Jefferson Rec. ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Jackson County GreenspaceLocal Park | County | 34 | Open |
| Greenspace Program AcquisitionLocal Recreation Area | County | 17 | Open |
| Jefferson Elementary SchoolLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Memorial StadiumLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| City ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Middle Oconee MitigationConservation Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2 | Closed |
| V S Hughey ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| City PoolLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 19 places
Boy scoutMemorial
Academy Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Carriage CemeteryCemetery
Evans Memory GardensCemetery
Faith Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Faith Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Harrison Family CemeteryCemetery
Harrison-Mallard-Addington CemeteryCemetery
Holder CemeteryCemetery
New Salem Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Jefferson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 3.7% | 4.7 mi | 1 |
| Pendergrass | 0% | 1.8 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Jefferson's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 25.4-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.