Elise G. Anderson Walking Park
Park
2 acres
Dogs allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Flora
19% of Flora’s land is conserved: 406 acres
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Flora, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
406 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Flora?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Flora have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flora is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Flora’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home28% 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 40%
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Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Flora’s 19% is ahead of 95% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 79% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
406 conserved acres
19% of Flora’s land. Who manages Flora’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board406 ac
State Resource Management Area · 406 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 | 406 | Open |
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad DepotBuilding · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
May is the best month for walking in Flora
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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
September is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Flora →
Questions about parks and trails in Flora
How much of Flora is conserved land?
19% 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 Flora’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Elise G. Anderson Walking Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Flora?
146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flora or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Flora have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Flora 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 →