Outdoors · Jefferson

Jefferson, OH parks, trails & bike paths

About 1.8% of Jefferson is conserved land, roughly 305 acres. There are about 1.3 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
1.8%
305 of 16,505 acres
Trails
1.3 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
58 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

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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.
1

Giddings Park

Managed by Village of Jefferson
8 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
Jefferson Playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in Giddings Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Giddings Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Giddings Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Giddings Park
Directions
Water

Lakes & rivers

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Who protects the land

305 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County
181 ac
Town or city
56 ac
Joint
53 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)
8 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
6 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 61 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

  • Baseball17
  • Tennis6
  • Basketball4
  • Soccer3
  • Football1

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 157 acLocal Recreation Area 87 acUnknown Easement 53 acConservation Easement 8 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Lampson Reservoir, Mill CreekLocal ParkCounty100Open
Ashtabula County FairgroundsLocal Recreation AreaCounty81Open
Jefferson City ParkLocal ParkTown or city50Open
Ball FieldsLocal Recreation AreaLand trusts & nonprofits6Open
Proctor FieldLocal ParkTown or city4Open
Market Street ParkLocal ParkTown or city2Open
History

Historic places to visit

Doyle RoadHistoric site
Doyle Road Covered BridgeHistoric site
Giddings RoadHistoric site
Giddings Road Covered BridgeHistoric site
Netcher RoadHistoric site
Netcher Road Covered BridgeHistoric site
Hickok CemeteryCemetery
Oakdale CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Jefferson and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Jefferson1.8%1.3 mi1
Austinburg0.8%2.3 mi1
Plymouth2.4%2.2 mi2
Denmark0.3%2.0 mi0
Lenox0%4.2 mi0
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.

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