Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Clarksdale has 5.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
2% of Clarksdale’s land is conserved, about 214 acres. 110 acres are parks and preserves, 7.7 per 1,000 residents. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #36 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Clarksdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Clarksdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clarksdale is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #36 of 101 in Mississippi. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Clarksdale’s 2% is ahead of 48% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 79% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Nosef Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Soldiers Field – American Legion Fairgrounds
Anderson Park
All 8 parks & preserves
214 conserved acres
2% of Clarksdale’s land. Who manages Clarksdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 160 | Open |
| Nosef Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Anderson Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Youth Inc Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
10 places to go in Clarksdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
May is the best month for walking in Clarksdale
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 56 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
August is the driest month (3.0 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 Clarksdale →
Questions about parks and trails in Clarksdale
Where can I hike in Clarksdale?
The longest trail networks: Nosef Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clarksdale 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 Clarksdale’s trails?
Nosef Park and Soldiers Field – American Legion Fairgrounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clarksdale?
105 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarksdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clarksdale have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #36 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 Clarksdale 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 →