Brookhaven City Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brookhaven
Brookhaven has 145 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Brookhaven’s land is conserved, about 216 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #67 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
216 acres · of 21.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
145 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Brookhaven?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brookhaven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brookhaven is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #67 of 101 in Mississippi. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brookhaven’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (145 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home52% of residents within a half mile of a park · MS 46% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 25%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 34%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Brookhaven’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brookhaven. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Exchange Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Downtown Railway Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
216 conserved acres
2% of Brookhaven’s land. Who manages Brookhaven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city121 ac
State land board74 ac
Private owners20 ac
Local Recreation Area · 93 acState Resource Management Area · 74 acLocal Park · 49 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansel King Sportsplex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 93 | Open |
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 74 | Open |
| Exchange Park Local Park | Private owners | 20 | Open |
| Brookhaven City Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Kid'S Kingdom Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Bi-Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bethel Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Brookhaven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brookhaven
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
16Tennis
8Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →15 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Building at 306 South Jackson StreetBuilding · listed 1980
About itUnion StationBuilding · listed 1980
About itBrookhaven City HallBuilding · listed 1983
About itUS Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1983
About itInez HotelBuilding · listed 1988
About itR. T. Scherck HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itRobert D. Moreton HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itFirst Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 1997
About itA.E. Moreton Jr. HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About itDowntown Brookhaven Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1999
About itCapt. Jack C. Hardy HouseBuilding · listed 2007
About itAlexander Teen CenterBuilding · listed 2009
About it3 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brookhaven: April and May
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brookhaven →
Questions about parks and trails in Brookhaven
How much of Brookhaven is conserved land?
2% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Brookhaven’s trails?
Brookhaven City Park and Exchange Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brookhaven?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Brookhaven?
1,355 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brookhaven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 145 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brookhaven have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #67 of 101 in Mississippi. 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 Brookhaven neighbors.
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Sources
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 →