Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Escatawpa
Few parks or trails are on the map in Escatawpa
3% of Escatawpa’s land is conserved, about 118 acres.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns · #94 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
118 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Escatawpa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Escatawpa is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns, #94 of 101 in Mississippi. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Escatawpa’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 7%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 7%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Escatawpa’s 3% is ahead of 55% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Escatawpa. 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 D. 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
118 conserved acres
3% of Escatawpa’s land. Who manages Escatawpa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land114 ac
Not recorded4 ac
State Conservation Area · 114 acUnknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascagoula River Marshes (Dec 2011) State Conservation Area | Other state land | 47 | Restricted |
| Pascagoula River Marshes (Sept 2002) State Conservation Area | Other state land | 39 | Restricted |
| Pascagoula River Marshes (Jan 2012) State Conservation Area | Other state land | 28 | Restricted |
| Ward Bayou Wma Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Escatawpa: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Escatawpa →
Next door
Escatawpa and its neighbors
Escatawpa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escatawpa | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Moss Point | 25% | 0.1 | 5 | 51% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Escatawpa
How much of Escatawpa is conserved land?
3% 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 Escatawpa’s trails?
Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Escatawpa?
901 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Escatawpa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Escatawpa have?
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #94 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 Escatawpa 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 →