Davis Road Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: NatalieMaynor from Jackson, Mississippi, USA · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Byram
Few parks or trails are on the map in Byram
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Byram’s land is conserved, about 638 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #80 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
638 acres · of 20.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.3 mi
6.3 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Byram have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Byram is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #80 of 101 in Mississippi. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Byram’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home1% of residents within a half mile of a park · MS 46% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 18%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 21%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Byram’s 5% is ahead of 72% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Byram. 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 D 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.
Who protects it
638 conserved acres
5% of Byram’s land. Who manages Byram’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board638 ac
State Resource Management Area · 638 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 638 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Byram
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Byram
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Byram
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
13Tennis
6Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Ervin Lewis HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
May is the best month for walking in Byram
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 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 79 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Byram →
Next door
Byram and its neighbors
Byram has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Byram
How much of Byram is conserved land?
5% 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 Byram’s trails?
Davis Road Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Byram?
6.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Byram?
1,725 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Byram or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Byram have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #80 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 Byram 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 →