Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Belzoni has 26 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Belzoni, 1.3 per square mile of land. 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Belzoni’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Belzoni?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Belzoni have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belzoni is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Belzoni’s 4% is ahead of 61% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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26 conserved acres
4% of Belzoni’s land. Who manages Belzoni’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park3 Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Park1 Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Park2 Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Community Walking Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Belzoni
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
May is the best month for walking in Belzoni
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
September is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belzoni →
Questions about parks and trails in Belzoni
How much of Belzoni is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Mississippi town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Belzoni?
29 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belzoni or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Belzoni have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Belzoni neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →