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Pershing State Park
Managed by Missouri State Parks
1,726 acres1.4 mi of trail
Oak Ridge TrailCanfield Savanna TrailScout Lake Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Jefferson
Jefferson, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.7% of Jefferson is conserved land, roughly 2,414 acres. There are about 2.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pershing State Park (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jefferson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Jefferson outdoors
Conserved land
6.7%
2,414 of 35,885 acres
Trails
2.8 mi
0 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
named on the map
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.
2
Fountain Grove Conservation Area
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Historic Site
Managed by Missouri State Parks
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Memorial Garden
Managed by Missouri State Parks
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Jefferson
Pershing State Park CampgroundIn Pershing State Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.2 mi
- Oak Ridge Trail0.4 mi
- Canfield Savanna Trail0.4 mi
- Scout Lake Trail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,414 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 279 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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
- Baseball1
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.
State Park 1,977 acConservation Easement 577 acState Conservation Area 113 acState Historic or Cultural Area 45 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing State ParkState Park | Not recorded | 1,977 | Open |
| Cordgrass Bottoms Natural AreaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 77 | Restricted |
| Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic SiteState Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 43 | Open |
| Locust Creek Natural AreaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 32 | Restricted |
| Fountain Grove Conservation AreaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 5 | Restricted |
| Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic SiteState Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Wall of HonorIn Historic Site · Memorial
Locust Creek Covered BridgeIn Pershing State Park · 1868
Laclede CemeteryCemetery
Yount CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Jefferson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 6.7% | 2.8 mi | 5 |
| Parson Creek | 26.7% | 18.5 mi | 2 |
| Locust Creek | 0.2% | 2.3 mi | 1 |
| Brookfield | 2.1% | 0.6 mi | 8 |
| Cunningham | 31.2% | 39.3 mi | 4 |
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 27.3-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.