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Daubendiek Park
Park
34 acres0.7 mi of trail
Daebendiek Park Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Jefferson
Jefferson, IA parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.1% of Jefferson is conserved land, roughly 81 acres. Jefferson has 6 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jefferson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Jefferson outdoors
Conserved land
2.1%
81 of 3,866 acres
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
6
20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.1 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 1.9 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.
2
Head Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Kelso Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Chautauqua Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
Unnamed playground in Russell Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
- Daebendiek Park Walking Path0.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
81 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Tennis2
- 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.
Local Park 68 acLocal Recreation Area 13 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daubendiek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Raccoon River Valley TrailLocal Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Head ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Kelso ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Chautauqua ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Jefferson Softball ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Russell ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Washington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Lincoln StatueStatue
Lindsey MemorialMonument
Golgotha CemeteryCemetery
Jefferson CemeteryCemetery
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 20-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.