McMillian Park
Park
46 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Marduk · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Carthage
Carthage has 53 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Carthage, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #76 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
53 acres · of 9.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Carthage?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carthage have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carthage is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #76 of 101 in Mississippi. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carthage’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home21% 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 20%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 25%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Carthage’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Carthage. 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
The longest trail network is McMillian Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
53 conserved acres
1% of Carthage’s land. Who manages Carthage’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city53 ac
Local Park · 53 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmillian Park Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
9Baseball
8Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Carthage
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 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 77 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.0 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carthage →
Next door
Carthage and its neighbors
Carthage has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage | 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 21% | C− |
| Redwater | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carthage
Where can I hike in Carthage?
The longest trail networks: McMillian Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carthage is conserved land?
1% 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 Carthage’s trails?
McMillian Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carthage?
53 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carthage or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carthage have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #76 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 Carthage 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 →