Wagner Park
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Greenwood
9% of Greenwood’s land is conserved: 751 acres
6.2 miles of mapped trail cross Greenwood, 0.5 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 159 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #3 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
751 acres · of 12.3 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
159 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Greenwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenwood is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #3 of 101 in Mississippi. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (159 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home76% of residents within a half mile of a park · MS 46% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 98%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenwood’s 9% is ahead of 87% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
The longest trail network is Wagner Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clerico Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Stribling Park
Park
65 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Wagner Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsClerico Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsCity Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsLittle Red School House Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBroad Street Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsStribling Park65 acres
Whittington Park51 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
751 conserved acres
9% of Greenwood’s land. Who manages Greenwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board645 ac
Town or city146 ac
Private owners12 ac
County2 ac
State parks1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 645 acLocal Park · 90 acLocal Recreation Area · 71 acState Park · 1 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 | 645 | Open |
| Stribling Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Whittington Park Local Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Wagner Park Local Park | Private owners | 12 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Clerico Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Little Red School House Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Broad Street Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Florewood River Plantation State Park State Park | State parks | 1 | Open |
Things to do
19 places to go in Greenwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Greenwood
Twin Rivers Swimming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Greenwood
17 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Greenwood
Yazoo River Boat Ramp
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.7 miUnpaved · 1.4 mi
Walking Trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
25Baseball
22Soccer
21Tennis
9Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →26 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Fort Pemberton SiteSite · listed 1973
About itStar of the WestSite · listed 1975
About itFort LefloreSite · listed 1979
About itProvine HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itCotton Row Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itMarclareBuilding · listed 1980
About itW. M. Whittington HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itFour Corners Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itBuilding at 308 Lamar StreetBuilding · listed 1985
About itFirst Methodist Church of GreenwoodBuilding · listed 1985
About itSouthworth HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itWesley Memorial Methodist EpiscopalBuilding · listed 1985
About it14 more on the History page.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Greenwood
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 77 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
September is the driest month (3.4 in) and August 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 Greenwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Greenwood
Where can I hike in Greenwood?
The longest trail networks: Wagner Park, 0.3 miles; Clerico Park, 0.3 miles; City Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greenwood is conserved land?
9% 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 Greenwood’s trails?
Wagner Park and Clerico Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Greenwood?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Greenwood?
260 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 159 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #3 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 Greenwood 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 →