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Glen Allan, MississippiPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Glen Allan

Few parks or trails are on the map in Glen Allan

4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Glen Allan, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

under 1% of Glen Allan’s land. Water is left out: Glen Allan has 4.5 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Glen Allan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board3 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board3Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
LindenBuilding · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

May is the best month for walking in Glen Allan

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)555968768490929288786657
Rain (in)5.45.45.35.94.64.14.13.73.44.54.55.7

September is the driest month (3.4 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 Glen Allan →

Questions about parks and trails in Glen Allan

Is there public land near Glen Allan?

1,741 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glen Allan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glen Allan neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →