Trails & parks · Oconee County
What to know about Thomas Farm Preserve, where to get on, a map, and the homes for sale within a real 20-minute walk.
About Thomas Farm Preserve
Thomas Farm Preserve is the historic 100-acre Thomas family farm on Simonton Bridge Road, opened by the City of Watkinsville as a park in December 2024 and protected from development for good. A paved, wheelchair-accessible path circles two ponds, gravel paths wander through the pastures and woods, and a backcountry trail for hiking and biking runs along the edges of the property beside Calls Creek.
Along the way
Getting there
Map
© OpenStreetMap contributors
The green area is the park as mapped on OpenStreetMap. Walk times follow real sidewalks, paths and streets at an easy 3 mph.
For sale now
Measured on real sidewalks, paths and streets at an easy 3 mph, to the nearest place you can actually get onto the park. A creek, fence or highway in the way counts against a home, so straight-line distance isn’t used.
10 min walk$1,895,0007 & 18 Main StreetWatkinsville, GA4 bd · 3,936 sq ftListing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty
14 min walk$399,50047 Durham StreetWatkinsville, GA3 bd · 2 ba · 1,250 sq ftListing courtesy of 214 Realty Company
17 min walk$635,0001060 Victoria RoadWatkinsville, GA4 bd · 5 baListing courtesy of Greater Athens Properties
20 min walk$589,0001340 Calls Creek CircleWatkinsville, GA4 bd · 3 ba · 3,392 sq ftListing courtesy of How Bout Them Properties, LLCMeasured at an easy 10 mph on trails, bike lanes and streets posted 30 mph or less, to the nearest place you can get onto the park. Rides cross busier roads but never ride along them, so a home on a quiet street can count while one across town on a highway won’t.
1 min ride$650,0001251 Summit CircleWatkinsville, GA3 bd · 2 ba · 3,364 sq ftListing courtesy of Greater Athens Properties
2 min ride$999,9991140 Summit DriveWatkinsville, GA4 bd · 4 ba · 3,500 sq ftListing courtesy of Freedom Realty USA
2 min ride$589,0001340 Calls Creek CircleWatkinsville, GA4 bd · 3 ba · 3,392 sq ftListing courtesy of How Bout Them Properties, LLC
2 min ride$278,0001100 Fuller RoadWatkinsville, GA3 bd · 2 ba · 1,164 sq ftListing courtesy of Keller Williams Lanier Partners
2 min ride$1,150,0001110 Summit CircleWatkinsville, GA6 bd · 6 ba · 6,626 sq ftListing courtesy of Freedom Realty USA
2 min ride$2,499,0001180 Allgood RoadAthens, GA6 bd · 5 ba · 8,872 sq ftListing courtesy of Dwell Real Estate
3 min ride$1,895,0007 & 18 Main StreetWatkinsville, GA4 bd · 3,936 sq ftListing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty
4 min ride$399,50047 Durham StreetWatkinsville, GA3 bd · 2 ba · 1,250 sq ftListing courtesy of 214 Realty Company
10 min ride$399,999163 V F W Drive #A&BWatkinsville, GAListing courtesy of Joiner and Associates REALTORS, Inc.
10 min ride$595,0002151 Old Bishop RoadWatkinsville, GA3 bd · 3 ba · 1,624 sq ftListing courtesy of BHHS Georgia PropertiesClose by
Walk times are from the middle of each neighborhood; homes at the near or far edge will be a few minutes shorter or longer.
Harris Shoals Park → Heritage Park → All trails & parks → Walkable neighborhoods →
Sources
Facts about Thomas Farm Preserve come from the sources below, checked October 2026. Hours, fees and trail closures change; check with them before you go.
Listings from Georgia MLS as of October 22, 2026; homes and condos only. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Map, trail, walking and riding routes from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors).